Palettes / Colors / #AEAACA

#AEAACA — Light Dusty Blue

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

#AEAACA 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 #C6CAAA; it also sits naturally between #AAB6CA and #BEAACA. 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 79%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 0% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEAACA

.text { color: #AEAACA; }
.background { background-color: #AEAACA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEAACA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 170, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(248, 23%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEAACA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 170, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEAACA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 170, 202, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #AEAACA

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Tones of #AEAACA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C6CAAA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEAACA: #000000.

How #AEAACA 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 #AEAACA 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

← #AEAAC9  ·  #AEAACB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEAACA?

#AEAACA is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 174, 170, 202). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEAACA?

#AEAACA is RGB 174, 170, 202 — HSL 248°, 23%, 73% — CMYK 14%, 16%, 0%, 21%.

What colors go with #AEAACA?

Its complement is #C6CAAA; analogous partners are #AAB6CA and #BEAACA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEAACA for text?

Black text on #AEAACA has a contrast ratio of 9.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.23:1.