Palettes / Colors / #AAAED0

#AAAED0 — Light Dusty Blue

#AAAED0 is a blue color we call Light Dusty 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 #AAAED0 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.

#AAAED0 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 #D0CCA9; it also sits naturally between #A9C1D0 and #B9A9D0. 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 68% · Blue 82%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 0% · Key 18%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AAAED0

.text { color: #AAAED0; }
.background { background-color: #AAAED0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAAED0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 174, 208); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(234, 29%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAAED0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 174, 208, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAAED0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 174, 208, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AAAED0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAAED0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D0CCA9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AAAED0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AAAED0

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 #AAAED0 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 #AAAED0 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

← #AAAECF  ·  #AAAED1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AAAED0?

#AAAED0 is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 170, 174, 208). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AAAED0?

#AAAED0 is RGB 170, 174, 208 — HSL 234°, 29%, 74% — CMYK 18%, 16%, 0%, 18%.

What colors go with #AAAED0?

Its complement is #D0CCA9; analogous partners are #A9C1D0 and #B9A9D0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AAAED0 for text?

Black text on #AAAED0 has a contrast ratio of 9.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.17:1.