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#AEEAFF — Pale Vivid Blue

#AEEAFF 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 #AEEAFF 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.

#AEEAFF 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 #FFC3AD; it also sits naturally between #ADFFEC and #ADC0FF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#AEEAFF · RGB 174, 234, 255

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Color values

HEX#AEEAFF
RGB174, 234, 255
HSL196°, 100%, 84%
HSV196°, 32%, 100%
CMYK32%, 8%, 0%, 0%
XYZ64.93, 75.06, 105.67
Yxy75.06, 0.2643, 0.3056
CIE-Lab89.42, -14.06, -16.25
Hunter Lab86.64, -13.43, -17.01

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 68% · Green 92% · Blue 100%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #AEEAFF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #AEEAFF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #AEEAFF

.text { color: #AEEAFF; }
.background { background-color: #AEEAFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEEAFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 234, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(196, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEEAFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 234, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEEAFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 234, 255, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #AEEAFF

#85DEFF#5CD3FF#33C9FF#0ABEFF#00A5E0#0087B8#00698F#004B66#002D3D#000F14

Tints of #AEEAFF

#B3EBFF#B8ECFF#C2EFFF#C7F0FF#CCF1FF#D1F3FF#D6F4FF#E0F7FF#E5F8FF#EBFAFF

Tones of #AEEAFF

#B3E7F9#B9E4F3#BFE1ED#C5DEE8#CADCE2#D0D9DC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFC3AD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.31:1 Fails
Against black text16.01:1 AAA

Best text color on #AEEAFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEEAFF

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #AEEAFF: ·

How #AEEAFF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #C8C9FADeuteranopia · #C5C0F9Tritanopia · #B1F6F5

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AEEAFF rather than the exact color:

Palette 9fa1ff
#9FA1FF · #B5BAFF · #AEE2FF · #D9F9DF
Palette B9f3fc
#B9F3FC · #AEE2FF · #93C6E7 · #FEDEFF
Palette B799ff
#B799FF · #ACBCFF · #AEE2FF · #E6FFFD
Palette 050c9c
#050C9C · #3572EF · #3ABEF9 · #A7E6FF
Palette F7c8e0
#F7C8E0 · #DFFFD8 · #B4E4FF · #95BDFF
Palette Aee1fc
#AEE1FC · #60ABFB · #5170FD · #4636FC

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#AEE2FF#A7E6FF#B4E4FF#AEE1FC#B1F0F7#B8E8FC#ACF0F6#AEDEFC#B2DFFB#BBE9FF#B7E0FF#A1EAFB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AEEAFE  ·  #AEEB00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEEAFF?

#AEEAFF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 174, 234, 255). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEEAFF?

#AEEAFF is RGB 174, 234, 255 — HSL 196°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 32%, 8%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #AEEAFF?

Its complement is #FFC3AD; analogous partners are #ADFFEC and #ADC0FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEEAFF for text?

Black text on #AEEAFF has a contrast ratio of 16.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.