Palettes / Colors / #AAAAD1

#AAAAD1 — Light Dusty Blue

#AAAAD1 is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the blue family.

#AAAAD1 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 #D1D1A9; it also sits naturally between #A9BDD1 and #BDA9D1. 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 82%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 18%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AAAAD1

.text { color: #AAAAD1; }
.background { background-color: #AAAAD1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAAAD1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 170, 209); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 30%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAAAD1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 170, 209, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAAAD1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 170, 209, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AAAAD1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAAAD1">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D1D1A9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AAAAD1: #000000.

How #AAAAD1 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 #AAAAD1 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

← #AAAAD0  ·  #AAAAD2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AAAAD1?

#AAAAD1 is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 170, 170, 209). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AAAAD1?

#AAAAD1 is RGB 170, 170, 209 — HSL 240°, 30%, 74% — CMYK 19%, 19%, 0%, 18%.

What colors go with #AAAAD1?

Its complement is #D1D1A9; analogous partners are #A9BDD1 and #BDA9D1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AAAAD1 for text?

Black text on #AAAAD1 has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.24:1.