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#AAA2D0 — Light Muted Blue

#AAA2D0 is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #AAA2D0 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.

#AAA2D0 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 #C9D1A3; it also sits naturally between #A3B3D1 and #C2A3D1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#AAA2D0 · RGB 170, 162, 208

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Color values

HEX#AAA2D0
RGB170, 162, 208
HSL250°, 33%, 73%
HSV250°, 22%, 82%
CMYK18%, 22%, 0%, 18%
XYZ40.88, 38.94, 65.04
Yxy38.94, 0.2822, 0.2688
CIE-Lab68.71, 12.31, -22.38
Hunter Lab62.40, 11.25, -22.33

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 64% · Blue 82%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 0% · Key 18%

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

Previews

Sample text in #AAA2D0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #AAA2D0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #AAA2D0

.text { color: #AAA2D0; }
.background { background-color: #AAA2D0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAA2D0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 162, 208); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(250, 33%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAA2D0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 162, 208, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAA2D0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 162, 208, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AAA2D0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAA2D0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AAA2D0

#958CC5#7F74B9#6A5CAD#5A4D99#4E4384#40376D#322B55#241F3D#161325#08070E

Tints of #AAA2D0

#B1AAD4#BBB4D9#C1BBDD#C7C2E0#D0CCE5#D7D3E9#DDDAEC#E3E0F0#ECEBF5#F3F1F8

Tones of #AAA2D0

#ADA7CD#AFAACB#B1ADC7#B4B1C4#B6B4C0#B8B7BE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C9D1A3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.39:1 Fails
Against black text8.79:1 AAA

Best text color on #AAA2D0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AAA2D0

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 #AAA2D0: ·

How #AAA2D0 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A7A6C5Deuteranopia · #A7A8C2Tritanopia · #AABCBA

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 #AAA2D0 rather than the exact color:

Palette 495c83
#495C83 · #7A86B6 · #A8A4CE · #C8B6E2
Cosmic Ruby Whisper
#3F6979 · #B19CD0 · #C1849F · #AEA17F
Rustic Monsoon
#8DC8AE · #528C97 · #44517F · #AE99CF
Tranquil Ruby Ember
#80BF92 · #468B97 · #A1A0C9 · #AE6AB8
Golden Ruby Harbor
#C3C9E4 · #A6ADCF · #8B94C1 · #414C81
Amber Ruby Tempest
#98AF49 · #99D3A4 · #52939E · #A19BD3

Similar colors

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

#A8A4CE#B19CD0#AE99CF#A1A0C9#A6ADCF#A19BD3#B099CB#B5A3CB#A19AD3#A497CE#ADA6DC#A8A8DC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AAA2CF  ·  #AAA2D1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AAA2D0?

#AAA2D0 is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 170, 162, 208). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AAA2D0?

#AAA2D0 is RGB 170, 162, 208 — HSL 250°, 33%, 73% — CMYK 18%, 22%, 0%, 18%.

What colors go with #AAA2D0?

Its complement is #C9D1A3; analogous partners are #A3B3D1 and #C2A3D1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AAA2D0 for text?

Black text on #AAA2D0 has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.39:1.