Palettes / Colors / #AEAFDB

#AEAFDB — Light Muted Blue

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

#AEAFDB 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 #DBDAAE; it also sits naturally between #AEC5DB and #C4AEDB. 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 86%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEAFDB

.text { color: #AEAFDB; }
.background { background-color: #AEAFDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEAFDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 175, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(239, 38%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEAFDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 175, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEAFDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 175, 219, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #AEAFDB

Tints of #AEAFDB

Tones of #AEAFDB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBDAAE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEAFDB: #000000.

How #AEAFDB 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 #AEAFDB 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 #AEAFDB?

#AEAFDB is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 174, 175, 219). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEAFDB?

#AEAFDB is RGB 174, 175, 219 — HSL 239°, 38%, 77% — CMYK 21%, 20%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #AEAFDB?

Its complement is #DBDAAE; analogous partners are #AEC5DB and #C4AEDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEAFDB for text?

Black text on #AEAFDB has a contrast ratio of 9.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.11:1.