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#AFAEDD — Light Muted Blue

#AFAEDD is a blue color we call Light Muted 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 #AFAEDD 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.

#AFAEDD 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 #DCDCAC; it also sits naturally between #ACC4DC and #C5ACDC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#AFAEDD · RGB 175, 174, 221

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Color values

HEX#AFAEDD
RGB175, 174, 221
HSL241°, 41%, 77%
HSV241°, 21%, 87%
CMYK21%, 21%, 0%, 13%
XYZ45.87, 44.61, 74.60
Yxy44.61, 0.2779, 0.2702
CIE-Lab72.63, 10.15, -23.50
Hunter Lab66.79, 9.42, -24.00

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 69% · Green 68% · Blue 87%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #AFAEDD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #AFAEDD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #AFAEDD

.text { color: #AFAEDD; }
.background { background-color: #AFAEDD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFAEDD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 174, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(241, 41%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFAEDD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 174, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFAEDD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 174, 221, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #AFAEDD

#9493D2#7876C6#5F5DBB#4A48AD#3F3E93#333277#28275D#1D1D44#111128#06060E

Tints of #AFAEDD

#B4B3DF#BBBBE2#C2C2E5#CAC9E8#D1D0EB#D4D4ED#DBDBF0#E3E2F3#EAE9F6#F1F1F9

Tones of #AFAEDD

#B1B0D9#B4B3D5#B7B7D2#BABACF#BEBDCB#C1C1C8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCDCAC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.12:1 Fails
Against black text9.92:1 AAA

Best text color on #AFAEDD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AFAEDD

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #AFAEDD: ·

How #AFAEDD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #AFAFD2Deuteranopia · #AFAFCFTritanopia · #AFC9C7

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AFAEDD rather than the exact color:

Mellow Ruby Mirage
#806C22 · #DBCC79 · #4562CD · #AEB2E2
Dreamy Tempest
#2529A4 · #A9262A · #3FD23B · #B2AFE3
Burning Orchard
#C8CBE4 · #AFB4D9 · #7980BE · #25294B
Palette 8294c4
#8294C4 · #ACB1D6 · #DBDFEA · #FFEAD2
Dreamy Ruby Marble
#9E9B2F · #D6C275 · #7275D5 · #ADA6DC
Electric Voyage
#A8A8DC · #686ACA · #3E3F99 · #161741

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#AEB2E2#B2AFE3#AFB4D9#ACB1D6#ADA6DC#A8A8DC#A9B5DF#A7AAE1#A6B1E1#B2B0E8#A9A9E6#B4AEE8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AFAEDC  ·  #AFAEDE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFAEDD?

#AFAEDD is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 175, 174, 221). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFAEDD?

#AFAEDD is RGB 175, 174, 221 — HSL 241°, 41%, 77% — CMYK 21%, 21%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #AFAEDD?

Its complement is #DCDCAC; analogous partners are #ACC4DC and #C5ACDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFAEDD for text?

Black text on #AFAEDD has a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.12:1.