Palettes / Colors / #AEADDF

#AEADDF — Light Muted Blue

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

#AEADDF is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DFE0AE; it also sits naturally between #AEC6E0 and #C8AEE0. 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 87%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEADDF

.text { color: #AEADDF; }
.background { background-color: #AEADDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEADDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 173, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(241, 44%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEADDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 173, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEADDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 173, 223, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFE0AE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEADDF: #000000.

How #AEADDF 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 #AEADDF 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

← #AEADDE  ·  #AEADE0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEADDF?

#AEADDF is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 174, 173, 223). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEADDF?

#AEADDF is RGB 174, 173, 223 — HSL 241°, 44%, 78% — CMYK 22%, 22%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #AEADDF?

Its complement is #DFE0AE; analogous partners are #AEC6E0 and #C8AEE0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEADDF for text?

Black text on #AEADDF has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.13:1.