Palettes / Colors / #AEDEFB

#AEDEFB — Pale Vivid Blue

#AEDEFB is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the blue family.

#AEDEFB 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 #FBCAAC; it also sits naturally between #ACFBF2 and #ACB5FB. 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 87% · Blue 98%

Cyan 31% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEDEFB

.text { color: #AEDEFB; }
.background { background-color: #AEDEFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEDEFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 222, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(203, 91%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEDEFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 222, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEDEFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 222, 251, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #AEDEFB

Tints of #AEDEFB

Tones of #AEDEFB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBCAAC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEDEFB: #000000.

How #AEDEFB 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 #AEDEFB 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

← #AEDEFA  ·  #AEDEFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEDEFB?

#AEDEFB is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 174, 222, 251). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEDEFB?

#AEDEFB is RGB 174, 222, 251 — HSL 203°, 91%, 83% — CMYK 31%, 12%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #AEDEFB?

Its complement is #FBCAAC; analogous partners are #ACFBF2 and #ACB5FB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEDEFB for text?

Black text on #AEDEFB has a contrast ratio of 14.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.