Palettes / Colors / #AEDFF9

#AEDFF9 — Pale Vivid Blue

#AEDFF9 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 #AEDFF9 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.

#AEDFF9 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 #F9C8AE; it also sits naturally between #AEF9EE and #AEBAF9. 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 30% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEDFF9

.text { color: #AEDFF9; }
.background { background-color: #AEDFF9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEDFF9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 223, 249); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(201, 86%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEDFF9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 223, 249, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEDFF9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 223, 249, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEDFF9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEDFF9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F9C8AE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEDFF9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEDFF9

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 #AEDFF9 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 #AEDFF9 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEDFF9?

#AEDFF9 is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 174, 223, 249). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEDFF9?

#AEDFF9 is RGB 174, 223, 249 — HSL 201°, 86%, 83% — CMYK 30%, 10%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #AEDFF9?

Its complement is #F9C8AE; analogous partners are #AEF9EE and #AEBAF9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEDFF9 for text?

Black text on #AEDFF9 has a contrast ratio of 14.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.