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#AED5EA

Light Blue · very light cool blue

About #AED5EA

With the hex code #AED5EA, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 84% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 26% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Blue — a ΔE of 4.1 — followed by Powder Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EAC3AE, a apricot shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.51:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red174
Green213
Blue234

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 4.1
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.3
Sky Blue
#87CEEB · ΔE 10.3

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #AED5EA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #AED5EA.
1.55:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #AED5EA.
13.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #AED5EA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#AED5EA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBD3EB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2CCEA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#9CDBDC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #AED5EA?

With the hex code #AED5EA, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 84% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 26% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #AED5EA?

Use black text. Black on #AED5EA has a contrast ratio of 13.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #AED5EA?

Its complementary colour is #EAC3AE, and analogous partners are #AEEAE1 and #AEB7EA.