Palettes / Colors / #AEEAFE
#AEEAFE — Pale Vivid Blue
#AEEAFE 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 #AEEAFE 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.
#AEEAFE 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 #FEC2AE; it also sits naturally between #AEFEEA and #AEC2FE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AEEAFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 174, 234, 254 |
| HSL | 195°, 98%, 84% |
| HSV | 195°, 31%, 100% |
| CMYK | 31%, 8%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 64.77, 75.00, 104.83 |
| Yxy | 75.00, 0.2648, 0.3066 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.39, -14.29, -15.77 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.60, -13.65, -16.47 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 68% · Green 92% · Blue 100%
Cyan 31% · Magenta 8% · 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 #AEEAFE
.text { color: #AEEAFE; }
.background { background-color: #AEEAFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEEAFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 234, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(195, 98%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEEAFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 234, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEEAFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 234, 254, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AEEAFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEEAFE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #AEEAFE
Tints of #AEEAFE
Tones of #AEEAFE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #FEC2AE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.31:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.00:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AEEAFE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEEAFE
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 #AEEAFE: ·
How #AEEAFE 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 #AEEAFE 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 #AEEAFE?
#AEEAFE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 174, 234, 254). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AEEAFE?
#AEEAFE is RGB 174, 234, 254 — HSL 195°, 98%, 84% — CMYK 31%, 8%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #AEEAFE?
Its complement is #FEC2AE; analogous partners are #AEFEEA and #AEC2FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AEEAFE for text?
Black text on #AEEAFE has a contrast ratio of 16.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.