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#AAA2F7 — Light Vivid Blue

#AAA2F7 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 #AAA2F7 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.

#AAA2F7 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 #EEF7A1; it also sits naturally between #A1C3F7 and #D5A1F7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#AAA2F7 · RGB 170, 162, 247

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Color values

HEX#AAA2F7
RGB170, 162, 247
HSL246°, 84%, 80%
HSV246°, 34%, 97%
CMYK31%, 34%, 0%, 3%
XYZ46.29, 41.10, 93.49
Yxy41.10, 0.2559, 0.2272
CIE-Lab70.25, 21.62, -41.39
Hunter Lab64.11, 20.42, -46.80

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 64% · Blue 97%

Cyan 31% · Magenta 34% · Yellow 0% · Key 3%

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

Previews

Sample text in #AAA2F7 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #AAA2F7 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #AAA2F7

.text { color: #AAA2F7; }
.background { background-color: #AAA2F7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAA2F7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 162, 247); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(246, 84%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAA2F7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 162, 247, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAA2F7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 162, 247, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AAA2F7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAA2F7">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AAA2F7

#887CF4#6A5BF1#4835ED#2A14EB#2311C5#1C0EA0#170B7F#100859#0A0538#030213

Tints of #AAA2F7

#B2ABF8#B7AFF8#BFB9F9#C3BDF9#CCC7FA#D4D0FB#D9D5FB#E1DEFC#E5E3FD#EEECFD

Tones of #AAA2F7

#AFA7F1#B4ADEB#B8B4E4#BDBADE#C2C0D8#C7C6D2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEF7A1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.28:1 Fails
Against black text9.22:1 AAA

Best text color on #AAA2F7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AAA2F7

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 #AAA2F7: ·

How #AAA2F7 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A7A6E2Deuteranopia · #A7A8DDTritanopia · #AAD2CF

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:

Tailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AAA2F7 rather than the exact color:

Palette Ada2ff
#ADA2FF · #C0DEFF · #FFE5F1 · #FFF8E1
Vintage Opal
#ADC419 · #BCE951 · #6854E9 · #A8A6EE
Palette B2a4ff
#B2A4FF · #FFB4B4 · #FFDEB4 · #FDF7C3
Palette Fff9ca
#FFF9CA · #FFDEB4 · #FFB4B4 · #B2A4FF
Palette 493d9e
#493D9E · #B2A5FF · #DAD2FF · #FFF2AF
Vintage Orchard
#B3CB17 · #E8EF72 · #3E25E6 · #B2A0EE

Similar colors

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

#ADA2FF#A8A6EE#B2A4FF#B2A5FF#B2A0EE#A399F0#ABADEF#9FA1FF#A594F9#B7A5F0#A5AEFF#B099EB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AAA2F6  ·  #AAA2F8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AAA2F7?

#AAA2F7 is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 170, 162, 247). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AAA2F7?

#AAA2F7 is RGB 170, 162, 247 — HSL 246°, 84%, 80% — CMYK 31%, 34%, 0%, 3%.

What colors go with #AAA2F7?

Its complement is #EEF7A1; analogous partners are #A1C3F7 and #D5A1F7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AAA2F7 for text?

Black text on #AAA2F7 has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.28:1.