Palettes / Colors / #AEAFDA

#AEAFDA — Light Muted Blue

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

#AEAFDA 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 #DAD9AF; it also sits naturally between #AFC5DA and #C4AFDA. 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 69% · Blue 85%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEAFDA

.text { color: #AEAFDA; }
.background { background-color: #AEAFDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEAFDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 175, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(239, 37%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEAFDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 175, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEAFDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 175, 218, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #AEAFDA

Tints of #AEAFDA

Tones of #AEAFDA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DAD9AF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEAFDA: #000000.

How #AEAFDA 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 #AEAFDA 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEAFDA?

#AEAFDA is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 174, 175, 218). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEAFDA?

#AEAFDA is RGB 174, 175, 218 — HSL 239°, 37%, 77% — CMYK 20%, 20%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #AEAFDA?

Its complement is #DAD9AF; analogous partners are #AFC5DA and #C4AFDA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEAFDA for text?

Black text on #AEAFDA has a contrast ratio of 9.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.11:1.