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#AEADDB — Light Muted Blue

#AEADDB 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 #AEADDB 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.

#AEADDB 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 #DADBAD; it also sits naturally between #ADC4DB and #C5ADDB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#AEADDB · RGB 174, 173, 219

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Color values

HEX#AEADDB
RGB174, 173, 219
HSL241°, 39%, 77%
HSV241°, 21%, 86%
CMYK21%, 21%, 0%, 14%
XYZ45.19, 44.00, 73.13
Yxy44.00, 0.2784, 0.2711
CIE-Lab72.23, 9.94, -23.03
Hunter Lab66.33, 9.20, -23.41

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 68% · Green 68% · Blue 86%

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

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #AEADDB

.text { color: #AEADDB; }
.background { background-color: #AEADDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEADDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 173, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(241, 39%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEADDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 173, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEADDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 173, 219, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #AEADDB

#9695D0#7A78C4#615FB9#4C4BAA#414091#343375#29285C#1E1E43#111127#06060E

Tints of #AEADDB

#B5B5DE#BCBCE1#C3C3E5#CACAE8#D1D1EB#D5D4EC#DCDCEF#E3E3F3#EAEAF6#F1F1F9

Tones of #AEADDB

#B2B1D8#B4B4D5#B8B7D1#BBBACE#BEBECB#C1C1C8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DADBAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.14:1 Fails
Against black text9.80:1 AAA

Best text color on #AEADDB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEADDB

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 #AEADDB: ·

How #AEADDB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #AEAED0Deuteranopia · #AEAECDTritanopia · #AEC7C5

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 #AEADDB rather than the exact color:

Palette 8294c4
#8294C4 · #ACB1D6 · #DBDFEA · #FFEAD2
Dreamy Ruby Marble
#9E9B2F · #D6C275 · #7275D5 · #ADA6DC
Burning Orchard
#C8CBE4 · #AFB4D9 · #7980BE · #25294B
Electric Voyage
#A8A8DC · #686ACA · #3E3F99 · #161741
Mellow Ruby Mirage
#806C22 · #DBCC79 · #4562CD · #AEB2E2
Dreamy Tempest
#2529A4 · #A9262A · #3FD23B · #B2AFE3

Similar colors

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

#ACB1D6#ADA6DC#AFB4D9#A8A8DC#AEB2E2#B2AFE3#A7AAE1#A9B5DF#A6B1E1#A4B3DE#B7A5DA#A2AADB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AEADDA  ·  #AEADDC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEADDB?

#AEADDB is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 174, 173, 219). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEADDB?

#AEADDB is RGB 174, 173, 219 — HSL 241°, 39%, 77% — CMYK 21%, 21%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #AEADDB?

Its complement is #DADBAD; analogous partners are #ADC4DB and #C5ADDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEADDB for text?

Black text on #AEADDB has a contrast ratio of 9.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.14:1.