Palettes / Colors / #AEC2DA

#AEC2DA — Light Muted Blue

#AEC2DA is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightblue (#ADD8E6) — not an exact match. CSS lightblue gives you #ADD8E6, a different color; use #AEC2DA 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.

#AEC2DA 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 #DAC7AF; it also sits naturally between #AFD8DA and #B1AFDA. 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 76% · Blue 85%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEC2DA

.text { color: #AEC2DA; }
.background { background-color: #AEC2DA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEC2DA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 194, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(213, 37%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEC2DA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 194, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEC2DA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 194, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEC2DA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEC2DA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DAC7AF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEC2DA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEC2DA

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 #AEC2DA 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 #AEC2DA 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

← #AEC2D9  ·  #AEC2DB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEC2DA?

#AEC2DA is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 174, 194, 218). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEC2DA?

#AEC2DA is RGB 174, 194, 218 — HSL 213°, 37%, 77% — CMYK 20%, 11%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #AEC2DA?

Its complement is #DAC7AF; analogous partners are #AFD8DA and #B1AFDA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEC2DA for text?

Black text on #AEC2DA has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.82:1.