Palettes / Colors / #AAA1EA

#AAA1EA — Light Blue

#AAA1EA is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #AAA1EA 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.

#AAA1EA is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #E1E99F; it also sits naturally between #9FBCE9 and #CD9FE9. 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 67% · Green 63% · Blue 92%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AAA1EA

.text { color: #AAA1EA; }
.background { background-color: #AAA1EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAA1EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 161, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(247, 63%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAA1EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 161, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAA1EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 161, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AAA1EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAA1EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E1E99F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AAA1EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AAA1EA

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 #AAA1EA 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 #AAA1EA 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

← #AAA1E9  ·  #AAA1EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AAA1EA?

#AAA1EA is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 170, 161, 234). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AAA1EA?

#AAA1EA is RGB 170, 161, 234 — HSL 247°, 63%, 77% — CMYK 27%, 31%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #AAA1EA?

Its complement is #E1E99F; analogous partners are #9FBCE9 and #CD9FE9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AAA1EA for text?

Black text on #AAA1EA has a contrast ratio of 9.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.33:1.