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#AAA3D3 — Light Muted Blue

#AAA3D3 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 #AAA3D3 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.

#AAA3D3 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 #CBD2A2; it also sits naturally between #A2B3D2 and #C1A2D2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#AAA3D3 · RGB 170, 163, 211

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Color values

HEX#AAA3D3
RGB170, 163, 211
HSL249°, 35%, 73%
HSV249°, 23%, 83%
CMYK19%, 23%, 0%, 17%
XYZ41.43, 39.44, 67.06
Yxy39.44, 0.2801, 0.2666
CIE-Lab69.07, 12.43, -23.49
Hunter Lab62.80, 11.38, -23.64

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 64% · Blue 83%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 0% · Key 17%

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

Previews

Sample text in #AAA3D3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #AAA3D3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #AAA3D3

.text { color: #AAA3D3; }
.background { background-color: #AAA3D3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAA3D3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 163, 211); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(249, 35%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAA3D3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 163, 211, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAA3D3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 163, 211, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AAA3D3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAA3D3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AAA3D3

#938AC7#7D72BB#675AAF#574B9B#4B4186#3E356E#302956#231E3E#151226#08070E

Tints of #AAA3D3

#B0A9D6#B9B3DB#C0BADE#C6C1E1#CFCBE6#D6D2E9#DCD9ED#E2E0F0#ECEAF5#F2F1F8

Tones of #AAA3D3

#ACA5CF#AEA9CB#B1ACC8#B3B0C4#B5B3C1#B8B7BE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBD2A2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.36:1 Fails
Against black text8.89:1 AAA

Best text color on #AAA3D3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AAA3D3

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #AAA3D3: ·

How #AAA3D3 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #A7A7C7Deuteranopia · #A7A8C5Tritanopia · #AABEBC

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AAA3D3 rather than the exact color:

Palette 495c83
#495C83 · #7A86B6 · #A8A4CE · #C8B6E2
Dreamy Ruby Marble
#9E9B2F · #D6C275 · #7275D5 · #ADA6DC
Cosmic Ruby Whisper
#3F6979 · #B19CD0 · #C1849F · #AEA17F
Electric Voyage
#A8A8DC · #686ACA · #3E3F99 · #161741
Rustic Monsoon
#8DC8AE · #528C97 · #44517F · #AE99CF
Golden Ruby Harbor
#C3C9E4 · #A6ADCF · #8B94C1 · #414C81

Similar colors

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

#A8A4CE#ADA6DC#B19CD0#A8A8DC#AE99CF#A6ADCF#A19BD3#A19AD3#A2AADB#B5A3CB#A1A0C9#B099CB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AAA3D2  ·  #AAA3D4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AAA3D3?

#AAA3D3 is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 170, 163, 211). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AAA3D3?

#AAA3D3 is RGB 170, 163, 211 — HSL 249°, 35%, 73% — CMYK 19%, 23%, 0%, 17%.

What colors go with #AAA3D3?

Its complement is #CBD2A2; analogous partners are #A2B3D2 and #C1A2D2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AAA3D3 for text?

Black text on #AAA3D3 has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.36:1.