Palettes / Colors / #AEDAEF

#AEDAEF — Light Blue

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

#AEDAEF 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 #EFC3AE; it also sits naturally between #AEEFE3 and #AEBAEF. 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 94%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEDAEF

.text { color: #AEDAEF; }
.background { background-color: #AEDAEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEDAEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 218, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(199, 67%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEDAEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 218, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEDAEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 218, 239, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #AEDAEF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFC3AE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEDAEF: #000000.

How #AEDAEF 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 #AEDAEF 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

← #AEDAEE  ·  #AEDAF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEDAEF?

#AEDAEF is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 174, 218, 239). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEDAEF?

#AEDAEF is RGB 174, 218, 239 — HSL 199°, 67%, 81% — CMYK 27%, 9%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #AEDAEF?

Its complement is #EFC3AE; analogous partners are #AEEFE3 and #AEBAEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEDAEF for text?

Black text on #AEDAEF has a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.