Palettes / Colors / #AED8FE

#AED8FE — Pale Vivid Blue

#AED8FE is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightblue (#ADD8E6) — not an exact match. CSS lightblue gives you #ADD8E6, a different color; use #AED8FE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#AED8FE 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 #FED5AE; it also sits naturally between #AEFEFD and #AEB0FE. 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 85% · Blue 100%

Cyan 31% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AED8FE

.text { color: #AED8FE; }
.background { background-color: #AED8FE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AED8FE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 216, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(209, 98%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AED8FE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 216, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AED8FE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 216, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AED8FE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AED8FE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FED5AE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AED8FE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AED8FE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #AED8FE 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 #AED8FE 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

← #AED8FD  ·  #AED8FF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AED8FE?

#AED8FE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 174, 216, 254). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AED8FE?

#AED8FE is RGB 174, 216, 254 — HSL 209°, 98%, 84% — CMYK 31%, 15%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #AED8FE?

Its complement is #FED5AE; analogous partners are #AEFEFD and #AEB0FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AED8FE for text?

Black text on #AED8FE has a contrast ratio of 14.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.