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#AEAEDD — Light Muted Blue

#AEAEDD 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 #AEAEDD 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.

#AEAEDD 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 #DCDCAC; it also sits naturally between #ACC4DC and #C4ACDC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#AEAEDD · RGB 174, 174, 221

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Color values

HEX#AEAEDD
RGB174, 174, 221
HSL240°, 41%, 77%
HSV240°, 21%, 87%
CMYK21%, 21%, 0%, 13%
XYZ45.64, 44.49, 74.59
Yxy44.49, 0.2771, 0.2701
CIE-Lab72.56, 9.84, -23.62
Hunter Lab66.70, 9.12, -24.13

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 68% · Green 68% · Blue 87%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #AEAEDD

.text { color: #AEAEDD; }
.background { background-color: #AEAEDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEAEDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 174, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 41%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEAEDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 174, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEAEDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 174, 221, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #AEAEDD

#9393D2#7676C6#5D5DBB#4848AD#3E3E93#323277#27275D#1D1D44#111128#06060E

Tints of #AEAEDD

#B3B3DF#BBBBE2#C2C2E5#C9C9E8#D0D0EB#D4D4ED#DBDBF0#E2E2F3#E9E9F6#F1F1F9

Tones of #AEAEDD

#B0B0D9#B3B3D5#B7B7D2#BABACF#BDBDCB#C1C1C8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCDCAC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.12:1 Fails
Against black text9.90:1 AAA

Best text color on #AEAEDD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEAEDD

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 #AEAEDD: ·

How #AEAEDD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #AEAED2Deuteranopia · #AEAECFTritanopia · #AEC9C7

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 #AEAEDD rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

#AEB2E2#B2AFE3#AFB4D9#ACB1D6#ADA6DC#A8A8DC#A9B5DF#A7AAE1#A6B1E1#A4B3DE#A9A9E6#B2B0E8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AEAEDC  ·  #AEAEDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEAEDD?

#AEAEDD is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 174, 174, 221). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEAEDD?

#AEAEDD is RGB 174, 174, 221 — HSL 240°, 41%, 77% — CMYK 21%, 21%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #AEAEDD?

Its complement is #DCDCAC; analogous partners are #ACC4DC and #C4ACDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEAEDD for text?

Black text on #AEAEDD has a contrast ratio of 9.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.12:1.