Palettes / Colors / #AEE4FF

#AEE4FF — Pale Vivid Blue

#AEE4FF 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 #AEE4FF 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.

#AEE4FF 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 #FFC9AD; it also sits naturally between #ADFFF1 and #ADBBFF. 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 89% · Blue 100%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEE4FF

.text { color: #AEE4FF; }
.background { background-color: #AEE4FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEE4FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 228, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(200, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEE4FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 228, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEE4FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 228, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEE4FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEE4FF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFC9AD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEE4FF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEE4FF

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 #AEE4FF 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 #AEE4FF 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

← #AEE4FE  ·  #AEE500 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEE4FF?

#AEE4FF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 174, 228, 255). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEE4FF?

#AEE4FF is RGB 174, 228, 255 — HSL 200°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 32%, 11%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #AEE4FF?

Its complement is #FFC9AD; analogous partners are #ADFFF1 and #ADBBFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEE4FF for text?

Black text on #AEE4FF has a contrast ratio of 15.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.