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#AAA3DA — Light Muted Blue

#AAA3DA 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 #AAA3DA 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.

#AAA3DA 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 #D3DBA4; it also sits naturally between #A4B8DB and #C7A4DB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#AAA3DA · RGB 170, 163, 218

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Color values

HEX#AAA3DA
RGB170, 163, 218
HSL248°, 43%, 75%
HSV248°, 25%, 85%
CMYK22%, 25%, 0%, 15%
XYZ42.33, 39.80, 71.78
Yxy39.80, 0.2750, 0.2586
CIE-Lab69.33, 14.04, -26.95
Hunter Lab63.09, 12.93, -27.76

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 64% · Blue 85%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

Sample text in #AAA3DA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #AAA3DA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #AAA3DA

.text { color: #AAA3DA; }
.background { background-color: #AAA3DA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAA3DA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 163, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(248, 43%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAA3DA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 163, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAA3DA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 163, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AAA3DA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAA3DA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AAA3DA

#948AD0#7C71C6#6557BC#5244AB#463A92#382F75#2C245B#1F1A42#131028#07060F

Tints of #AAA3DA

#B2ABDE#B9B2E0#BFBAE3#C6C1E6#D0CCEB#D7D3EE#DDDBF0#E4E2F3#EBE9F6#F2F0F9

Tones of #AAA3DA

#AEA8D7#B1ABD3#B4AFCF#B7B4CB#BAB8C7#BCBBC3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3DBA4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.34:1 Fails
Against black text8.96:1 AAA

Best text color on #AAA3DA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AAA3DA

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 #AAA3DA: ·

How #AAA3DA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A7A7CDDeuteranopia · #A7A8CATritanopia · #AAC2C0

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 #AAA3DA rather than the exact color:

Dreamy Ruby Marble
#9E9B2F · #D6C275 · #7275D5 · #ADA6DC
Electric Voyage
#A8A8DC · #686ACA · #3E3F99 · #161741
Smoky Ruby Whisper
#757F1C · #B6DE68 · #6355DA · #ACA1E3
Palette 696fc7
#696FC7 · #A7AAE1 · #F5D3C4 · #F2AEBB
Palette Fff2e0
#FFF2E0 · #C0C9EE · #A2AADB · #898AC4
Palette 495c83
#495C83 · #7A86B6 · #A8A4CE · #C8B6E2

Similar colors

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

#ADA6DC#A8A8DC#ACA1E3#A7AAE1#A2AADB#A8A4CE#A3A7E4#AA96DA#B7A5DA#A9A9E6#A19BD3#B19CD0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AAA3D9  ·  #AAA3DB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AAA3DA?

#AAA3DA is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 170, 163, 218). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AAA3DA?

#AAA3DA is RGB 170, 163, 218 — HSL 248°, 43%, 75% — CMYK 22%, 25%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #AAA3DA?

Its complement is #D3DBA4; analogous partners are #A4B8DB and #C7A4DB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AAA3DA for text?

Black text on #AAA3DA has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.34:1.