Palettes / Colors / #AFAEC8

#AFAEC8 — Light Dusty Blue

#AFAEC8 is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the blue family.

#AFAEC8 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 #C6C7AD; it also sits naturally between #ADB9C7 and #BBADC7. 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 69% · Green 68% · Blue 78%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 22%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AFAEC8

.text { color: #AFAEC8; }
.background { background-color: #AFAEC8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFAEC8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 174, 200); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(242, 19%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFAEC8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 174, 200, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFAEC8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 174, 200, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AFAEC8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFAEC8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C6C7AD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFAEC8: #000000.

How #AFAEC8 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 #AFAEC8 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

← #AFAEC7  ·  #AFAEC9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFAEC8?

#AFAEC8 is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 175, 174, 200). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFAEC8?

#AFAEC8 is RGB 175, 174, 200 — HSL 242°, 19%, 73% — CMYK 12%, 13%, 0%, 22%.

What colors go with #AFAEC8?

Its complement is #C6C7AD; analogous partners are #ADB9C7 and #BBADC7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFAEC8 for text?

Black text on #AFAEC8 has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.16:1.