Palettes / Colors / #AEDDFE
#AEDDFE — Pale Vivid Blue
#AEDDFE is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the blue family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) — not an exact match. CSS paleturquoise gives you #AFEEEE, a different color; use #AEDDFE 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.
#AEDDFE 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 #FED0AE; it also sits naturally between #AEFEF8 and #AEB5FE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AEDDFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 174, 221, 254 |
| HSL | 205°, 98%, 84% |
| HSV | 205°, 31%, 100% |
| CMYK | 31%, 13%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 61.20, 67.87, 103.64 |
| Yxy | 67.87, 0.2630, 0.2916 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.94, -7.63, -20.98 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.38, -7.27, -22.23 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 87% · Blue 100%
Cyan 31% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AEDDFE
.text { color: #AEDDFE; }
.background { background-color: #AEDDFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEDDFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 221, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(205, 98%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEDDFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 221, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEDDFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 221, 254, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AEDDFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEDDFE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #AEDDFE
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Tones of #AEDDFE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #FED0AE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.44:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.57:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AEDDFE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEDDFE
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 #AEDDFE: ·
How #AEDDFE 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 #AEDDFE 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 #AEDDFE?
#AEDDFE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 174, 221, 254). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AEDDFE?
#AEDDFE is RGB 174, 221, 254 — HSL 205°, 98%, 84% — CMYK 31%, 13%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #AEDDFE?
Its complement is #FED0AE; analogous partners are #AEFEF8 and #AEB5FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AEDDFE for text?
Black text on #AEDDFE has a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.