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#AED5EA Ariel

#AED5EA is a very light, muted blue named Ariel. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 83.5% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(174, 213, 234)). Its HSL value is 201° hue, 59% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 26% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #AED5EA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.51:1.

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Variations of #AED5EA

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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#AED5EA 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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#AED5EA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AED5EA 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 #C2CCEA
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CBD3EB
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C3D3EB
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C2CCEA
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BDCFEA
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #9CDBDC
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A7D7E4
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CFCFCF
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C8D1D6

#AED5EA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.55:1 Very poor#AED5EA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.51:1 Super#AED5EA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AED5EA in CSS

/* Ariel */
.color { color: #AED5EA; }
.background { background-color: #AED5EA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AED5EA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(174 213 234);
color: hsl(201 59% 80%);
color: oklch(0.852 0.050 231.6);

#AED5EA FAQ

What color is #AED5EA?

#AED5EA is a very 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 #AED5EA?

#AED5EA is rgb(174, 213, 234) in RGB, hsl(201, 59%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(26%, 9%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AED5EA?

The complementary color of #AED5EA is #EAC3AE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AED5EA?

Black text has the best contrast on #AED5EA: 13.51:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AED5EA a warm or cool color?

#AED5EA is a cool color.