Palettes / Colors / #AED4EF

#AED4EF — Light Blue

#AED4EF is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

#AED4EF is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EFC9AE; it also sits naturally between #AEEFEA and #AEB3EF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 68% · Green 83% · Blue 94%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #AED4EF

.text { color: #AED4EF; }
.background { background-color: #AED4EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AED4EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 212, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(205, 67%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AED4EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 212, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AED4EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 212, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AED4EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AED4EF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFC9AE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AED4EF: #000000.

How #AED4EF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AED4EF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #AED4EF?

#AED4EF is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 174, 212, 239). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AED4EF?

#AED4EF is RGB 174, 212, 239 — HSL 205°, 67%, 81% — CMYK 27%, 11%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #AED4EF?

Its complement is #EFC9AE; analogous partners are #AEEFEA and #AEB3EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AED4EF for text?

Black text on #AED4EF has a contrast ratio of 13.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.