Palettes / Colors / #AAA2EF

#AAA2EF — Light Blue

#AAA2EF 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 #AAA2EF 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.

#AAA2EF 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 #E8EFA3; it also sits naturally between #A3C2EF and #D1A3EF. 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 64% · Blue 94%

Cyan 29% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AAA2EF

.text { color: #AAA2EF; }
.background { background-color: #AAA2EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAA2EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 162, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(246, 71%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAA2EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 162, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAA2EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 162, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AAA2EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAA2EF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AAA2EF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E8EFA3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AAA2EF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AAA2EF

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 #AAA2EF 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 #AAA2EF 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #AAA2EF?

#AAA2EF is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 170, 162, 239). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AAA2EF?

#AAA2EF is RGB 170, 162, 239 — HSL 246°, 71%, 79% — CMYK 29%, 32%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #AAA2EF?

Its complement is #E8EFA3; analogous partners are #A3C2EF and #D1A3EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AAA2EF for text?

Black text on #AAA2EF has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.30:1.