Palettes / Colors / #AAAAE1

#AAAAE1 — Light Muted Blue

#AAAAE1 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 #AAAAE1 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.

#AAAAE1 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 #E1E1A8; it also sits naturally between #A8C4E1 and #C4A8E1. 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 88%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 0% · Key 12%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AAAAE1

.text { color: #AAAAE1; }
.background { background-color: #AAAAE1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAAAE1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 170, 225); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 48%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAAAE1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 170, 225, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAAAE1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 170, 225, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AAAAE1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAAAE1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AAAAE1

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E1E1A8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AAAAE1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AAAAE1

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 #AAAAE1 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 #AAAAE1 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

← #AAAAE0  ·  #AAAAE2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AAAAE1?

#AAAAE1 is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 170, 170, 225). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AAAAE1?

#AAAAE1 is RGB 170, 170, 225 — HSL 240°, 48%, 77% — CMYK 24%, 24%, 0%, 12%.

What colors go with #AAAAE1?

Its complement is #E1E1A8; analogous partners are #A8C4E1 and #C4A8E1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AAAAE1 for text?

Black text on #AAAAE1 has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.20:1.