Palettes / Colors / #ADAADE

#ADAADE — Light Muted Blue

#ADAADE 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 #ADAADE 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.

#ADAADE 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 #DCDEAB; it also sits naturally between #ABC2DE and #C7ABDE. 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 68% · Green 67% · Blue 87%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ADAADE

.text { color: #ADAADE; }
.background { background-color: #ADAADE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADAADE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 170, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(243, 44%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADAADE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 170, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADAADE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 170, 222, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #ADAADE

Tints of #ADAADE

Tones of #ADAADE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCDEAB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADAADE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADAADE

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 #ADAADE 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 #ADAADE 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

← #ADAADD  ·  #ADAADF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ADAADE?

#ADAADE is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 173, 170, 222). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADAADE?

#ADAADE is RGB 173, 170, 222 — HSL 243°, 44%, 77% — CMYK 22%, 23%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #ADAADE?

Its complement is #DCDEAB; analogous partners are #ABC2DE and #C7ABDE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADAADE for text?

Black text on #ADAADE has a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.19:1.