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#AEAADA — Light Muted Blue

#AEAADA 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 #AEAADA 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.

#AEAADA 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 #D6DAAA; it also sits naturally between #AABEDA and #C6AADA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#AEAADA · RGB 174, 170, 218

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Color values

HEX#AEAADA
RGB174, 170, 218
HSL245°, 39%, 76%
HSV245°, 22%, 85%
CMYK20%, 22%, 0%, 15%
XYZ44.49, 42.81, 72.25
Yxy42.81, 0.2788, 0.2683
CIE-Lab71.43, 11.37, -23.71
Hunter Lab65.43, 10.52, -24.12

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 68% · Green 67% · Blue 85%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

Sample text in #AEAADA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #AEAADA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #AEAADA

.text { color: #AEAADA; }
.background { background-color: #AEAADA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEAADA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 170, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(245, 39%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEAADA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 170, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEAADA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 170, 218, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #AEAADA

#9691CF#7F78C4#645CB7#5149A7#453E8E#393375#2D285C#1F1C40#131127#07060E

Tints of #AEAADA

#B5B1DD#BBB8E0#C2BFE3#C9C6E6#D0CDE9#D6D4EC#DDDCEF#E4E3F3#EBEAF6#F1F1F9

Tones of #AEAADA

#B1AED6#B4B1D3#B7B4CF#B9B7CC#BCBBC9#BFBEC5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D6DAAA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.20:1 Fails
Against black text9.56:1 AAA

Best text color on #AEAADA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEAADA

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #AEAADA: ·

How #AEAADA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #ACACCEDeuteranopia · #ADADCCTritanopia · #AEC5C3

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AEAADA rather than the exact color:

Dreamy Ruby Marble
#9E9B2F · #D6C275 · #7275D5 · #ADA6DC
Electric Voyage
#A8A8DC · #686ACA · #3E3F99 · #161741
Palette 8294c4
#8294C4 · #ACB1D6 · #DBDFEA · #FFEAD2
Palette 696fc7
#696FC7 · #A7AAE1 · #F5D3C4 · #F2AEBB
Burning Orchard
#C8CBE4 · #AFB4D9 · #7980BE · #25294B
Honey Ruby Dusk
#4B7124 · #B5D989 · #8140C2 · #B7A5DA

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#ADA6DC#A8A8DC#ACB1D6#A7AAE1#AFB4D9#B7A5DA#B2AFE3#AEB2E2#A2AADB#A6B1E1#ACA1E3#A9A9E6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AEAAD9  ·  #AEAADB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEAADA?

#AEAADA is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 174, 170, 218). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEAADA?

#AEAADA is RGB 174, 170, 218 — HSL 245°, 39%, 76% — CMYK 20%, 22%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #AEAADA?

Its complement is #D6DAAA; analogous partners are #AABEDA and #C6AADA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEAADA for text?

Black text on #AEAADA has a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.20:1.