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#AED4E8 closest to Ariel

#AED4E8 is a light, muted blue; the closest named color is Ariel. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 83.1% green and 91.0% blue (rgb(174, 212, 232)). Its HSL value is 201° hue, 56% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 25% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. #AED4E8 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.38:1.

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Variations of #AED4E8

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#AED4E8 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#AED4E8 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AED4E8 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C2CBE8
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CAD2E9
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C3D2E9
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C2CBE8
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BDCFE8
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #9DDADA
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A8D6E2
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CECECE
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C7D0D5

#AED4E8 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.57:1 Very poor#AED4E8 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.38:1 Super#AED4E8 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AED4E8 in CSS

/* Ariel */
.color { color: #AED4E8; }
.background { background-color: #AED4E8; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AED4E8; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(174 212 232);
color: hsl(201 56% 80%);
color: oklch(0.849 0.049 231.0);

#AED4E8 FAQ

What color is #AED4E8?

#AED4E8 is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Ariel. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #AED4E8?

#AED4E8 is rgb(174, 212, 232) in RGB, hsl(201, 56%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(25%, 9%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AED4E8?

The complementary color of #AED4E8 is #E8C2AE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AED4E8?

Black text has the best contrast on #AED4E8: 13.38:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AED4E8 a warm or cool color?

#AED4E8 is a cool color.