Palettes / Colors / #ADAED4

#ADAED4 — Light Dusty Blue

#ADAED4 is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the blue family.

#ADAED4 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 #D3D2AB; it also sits naturally between #ABC1D3 and #BEABD3. 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 68% · Blue 83%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 17%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ADAED4

.text { color: #ADAED4; }
.background { background-color: #ADAED4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADAED4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 174, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(238, 31%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADAED4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 174, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADAED4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 174, 212, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ADAED4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADAED4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3D2AB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADAED4: #000000.

How #ADAED4 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 #ADAED4 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

← #ADAED3  ·  #ADAED5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ADAED4?

#ADAED4 is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 173, 174, 212). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADAED4?

#ADAED4 is RGB 173, 174, 212 — HSL 238°, 31%, 75% — CMYK 18%, 18%, 0%, 17%.

What colors go with #ADAED4?

Its complement is #D3D2AB; analogous partners are #ABC1D3 and #BEABD3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADAED4 for text?

Black text on #ADAED4 has a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.15:1.