Palettes / Colors / #AED9EA
#AED9EA — Light Blue
#AED9EA is a blue color we call Light 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 #AED9EA 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.
#AED9EA 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 #EABFAE; it also sits naturally between #AEEADD and #AEBBEA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AED9EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 174, 217, 234 |
| HSL | 197°, 59%, 80% |
| HSV | 197°, 26%, 92% |
| CMYK | 26%, 7%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 57.12, 64.56, 87.29 |
| Yxy | 64.56, 0.2733, 0.3090 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.26, -10.21, -12.94 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.35, -9.59, -13.02 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 85% · Blue 92%
Cyan 26% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AED9EA
.text { color: #AED9EA; }
.background { background-color: #AED9EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AED9EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 217, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(197, 59%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AED9EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 217, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AED9EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 217, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AED9EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AED9EA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EABFAE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.51:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.91:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AED9EA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AED9EA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #AED9EA: ·
How #AED9EA 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 #AED9EA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #AED9EA?
#AED9EA is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 174, 217, 234). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AED9EA?
#AED9EA is RGB 174, 217, 234 — HSL 197°, 59%, 80% — CMYK 26%, 7%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #AED9EA?
Its complement is #EABFAE; analogous partners are #AEEADD and #AEBBEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AED9EA for text?
Black text on #AED9EA has a contrast ratio of 13.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.