Palettes / Colors / #AAAACE

#AAAACE — Light Dusty Blue

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

#AAAACE 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 #CFCFAB; it also sits naturally between #ABBDCF and #BDABCF. 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 67% · Green 67% · Blue 81%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #AAAACE

.text { color: #AAAACE; }
.background { background-color: #AAAACE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAAACE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 170, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 27%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAAACE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 170, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAAACE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 170, 206, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #AAAACE

Tints of #AAAACE

Tones of #AAAACE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFCFAB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AAAACE: #000000.

How #AAAACE 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 #AAAACE 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

← #AAAACD  ·  #AAAACF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AAAACE?

#AAAACE is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 170, 170, 206). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AAAACE?

#AAAACE is RGB 170, 170, 206 — HSL 240°, 27%, 74% — CMYK 17%, 17%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #AAAACE?

Its complement is #CFCFAB; analogous partners are #ABBDCF and #BDABCF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AAAACE for text?

Black text on #AAAACE has a contrast ratio of 9.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.25:1.