Palettes / Colors / #AAA1FB

#AAA1FB — Light Vivid Blue

#AAA1FB is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightSkyBlue (#87CEFA). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightskyblue (#87CEFA) — not an exact match. CSS lightskyblue gives you #87CEFA, a different color; use #AAA1FB 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.

#AAA1FB is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #F2FBA2; it also sits naturally between #A2C6FB and #D7A2FB. 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 98%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 36% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AAA1FB

.text { color: #AAA1FB; }
.background { background-color: #AAA1FB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAA1FB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 161, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(246, 92%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAA1FB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 161, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAA1FB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 161, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AAA1FB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAA1FB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F2FBA2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AAA1FB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AAA1FB

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 #AAA1FB 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 #AAA1FB 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

← #AAA1FA  ·  #AAA1FC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AAA1FB?

#AAA1FB is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 170, 161, 251). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AAA1FB?

#AAA1FB is RGB 170, 161, 251 — HSL 246°, 92%, 81% — CMYK 32%, 36%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #AAA1FB?

Its complement is #F2FBA2; analogous partners are #A2C6FB and #D7A2FB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AAA1FB for text?

Black text on #AAA1FB has a contrast ratio of 9.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.28:1.