Palettes / Colors / #B2AFDA

#B2AFDA — Light Muted Blue

#B2AFDA is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the blue family.

#B2AFDA 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 #D7DAAF; it also sits naturally between #AFC1DA and #C7AFDA. 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 70% · Green 69% · Blue 85%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #B2AFDA

.text { color: #B2AFDA; }
.background { background-color: #B2AFDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B2AFDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(178, 175, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(244, 37%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B2AFDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(178, 175, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B2AFDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(178, 175, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B2AFDA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B2AFDA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B2AFDA

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Tones of #B2AFDA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D7DAAF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B2AFDA: #000000.

How #B2AFDA 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 #B2AFDA 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

← #B2AFD9  ·  #B2AFDB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B2AFDA?

#B2AFDA is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 178, 175, 218). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B2AFDA?

#B2AFDA is RGB 178, 175, 218 — HSL 244°, 37%, 77% — CMYK 18%, 20%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #B2AFDA?

Its complement is #D7DAAF; analogous partners are #AFC1DA and #C7AFDA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B2AFDA for text?

Black text on #B2AFDA has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.09:1.