Palettes / Colors / #AEAECD

#AEAECD — Light Dusty Blue

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

#AEAECD 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 #CDCDAD; it also sits naturally between #ADBDCD and #BDADCD. 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 80%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEAECD

.text { color: #AEAECD; }
.background { background-color: #AEAECD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEAECD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 174, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 24%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEAECD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 174, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEAECD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 174, 205, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDCDAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEAECD: #000000.

How #AEAECD 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 #AEAECD 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

← #AEAECC  ·  #AEAECE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEAECD?

#AEAECD is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 174, 174, 205). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEAECD?

#AEAECD is RGB 174, 174, 205 — HSL 240°, 24%, 74% — CMYK 15%, 15%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #AEAECD?

Its complement is #CDCDAD; analogous partners are #ADBDCD and #BDADCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEAECD for text?

Black text on #AEAECD has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.16:1.