Palettes / Colors / #A8AADE

#A8AADE — Light Muted Blue

#A8AADE is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #A8AADE 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.

#A8AADE is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DDDCA6; it also sits naturally between #A6C4DD and #C0A6DD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 66% · Green 67% · Blue 87%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A8AADE

.text { color: #A8AADE; }
.background { background-color: #A8AADE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A8AADE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(168, 170, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(238, 45%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A8AADE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(168, 170, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A8AADE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(168, 170, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A8AADE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A8AADE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDDCA6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A8AADE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A8AADE

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:

How #A8AADE 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 #A8AADE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #A8AADE?

#A8AADE is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 168, 170, 222). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A8AADE?

#A8AADE is RGB 168, 170, 222 — HSL 238°, 45%, 76% — CMYK 24%, 23%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #A8AADE?

Its complement is #DDDCA6; analogous partners are #A6C4DD and #C0A6DD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A8AADE for text?

Black text on #A8AADE has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.22:1.