Palettes / Colors / #AEAEDE

#AEAEDE — Light Muted Blue

#AEAEDE 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 #AEAEDE 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.

#AEAEDE 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 #DEDEAF; it also sits naturally between #AFC7DE and #C7AFDE. 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 #AEAEDE

.text { color: #AEAEDE; }
.background { background-color: #AEAEDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEAEDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 174, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 42%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEAEDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 174, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEAEDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 174, 222, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DEDEAF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEAEDE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEAEDE

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:

How #AEAEDE 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 #AEAEDE 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

← #AEAEDD  ·  #AEAEDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEAEDE?

#AEAEDE is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 174, 174, 222). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEAEDE?

#AEAEDE is RGB 174, 174, 222 — HSL 240°, 42%, 78% — CMYK 22%, 22%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #AEAEDE?

Its complement is #DEDEAF; analogous partners are #AFC7DE and #C7AFDE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEAEDE for text?

Black text on #AEAEDE has a contrast ratio of 9.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.12:1.