Palettes / Colors / #A8AECA

#A8AECA — Light Dusty Blue

#A8AECA is a blue color we call Light Dusty 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 #A8AECA 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.

#A8AECA 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 #CBC5AA; it also sits naturally between #AAC0CB and #B4AACB. 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 68% · Blue 79%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A8AECA

.text { color: #A8AECA; }
.background { background-color: #A8AECA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A8AECA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(168, 174, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(229, 24%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A8AECA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(168, 174, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A8AECA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(168, 174, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A8AECA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A8AECA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBC5AA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A8AECA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A8AECA

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 #A8AECA 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 #A8AECA 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

← #A8AEC9  ·  #A8AECB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A8AECA?

#A8AECA is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 168, 174, 202). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A8AECA?

#A8AECA is RGB 168, 174, 202 — HSL 229°, 24%, 73% — CMYK 17%, 14%, 0%, 21%.

What colors go with #A8AECA?

Its complement is #CBC5AA; analogous partners are #AAC0CB and #B4AACB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A8AECA for text?

Black text on #A8AECA has a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.19:1.