Palettes / Colors / #AEBDCF

#AEBDCF — Light Dusty Blue

#AEBDCF is a blue color we call Light Dusty 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 #AEBDCF 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.

#AEBDCF 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 #D0C1AF; it also sits naturally between #AFCED0 and #B0AFD0. 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 74% · Blue 81%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEBDCF

.text { color: #AEBDCF; }
.background { background-color: #AEBDCF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEBDCF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 189, 207); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(213, 26%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEBDCF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 189, 207, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEBDCF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 189, 207, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D0C1AF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEBDCF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEBDCF

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 #AEBDCF 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 #AEBDCF 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

← #AEBDCE  ·  #AEBDD0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEBDCF?

#AEBDCF is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 174, 189, 207). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEBDCF?

#AEBDCF is RGB 174, 189, 207 — HSL 213°, 26%, 75% — CMYK 16%, 9%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #AEBDCF?

Its complement is #D0C1AF; analogous partners are #AFCED0 and #B0AFD0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEBDCF for text?

Black text on #AEBDCF has a contrast ratio of 10.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.91:1.