Palettes / Colors / #AAA2F5

#AAA2F5 — Light Vivid Blue

#AAA2F5 is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightblue (#ADD8E6) — not an exact match. CSS lightblue gives you #ADD8E6, a different color; use #AAA2F5 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.

#AAA2F5 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 #EDF5A3; it also sits naturally between #A3C4F5 and #D4A3F5. 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 96%

Cyan 31% · Magenta 34% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AAA2F5

.text { color: #AAA2F5; }
.background { background-color: #AAA2F5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAA2F5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 162, 245); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(246, 81%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAA2F5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 162, 245, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAA2F5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 162, 245, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AAA2F5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAA2F5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDF5A3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AAA2F5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AAA2F5

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 #AAA2F5 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 #AAA2F5 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

← #AAA2F4  ·  #AAA2F6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AAA2F5?

#AAA2F5 is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 170, 162, 245). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AAA2F5?

#AAA2F5 is RGB 170, 162, 245 — HSL 246°, 81%, 80% — CMYK 31%, 34%, 0%, 4%.

What colors go with #AAA2F5?

Its complement is #EDF5A3; analogous partners are #A3C4F5 and #D4A3F5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AAA2F5 for text?

Black text on #AAA2F5 has a contrast ratio of 9.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.28:1.