Palettes / Colors / #AAA4E9

#AAA4E9 — Light Blue

#AAA4E9 is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

#AAA4E9 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 #E3E9A5; it also sits naturally between #A5C1E9 and #CDA5E9. 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 91%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 0% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AAA4E9

.text { color: #AAA4E9; }
.background { background-color: #AAA4E9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAA4E9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 164, 233); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(245, 61%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAA4E9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 164, 233, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAA4E9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 164, 233, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AAA4E9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAA4E9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E3E9A5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AAA4E9: #000000.

How #AAA4E9 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 #AAA4E9 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 #AAA4E9?

#AAA4E9 is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 170, 164, 233). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AAA4E9?

#AAA4E9 is RGB 170, 164, 233 — HSL 245°, 61%, 78% — CMYK 27%, 30%, 0%, 9%.

What colors go with #AAA4E9?

Its complement is #E3E9A5; analogous partners are #A5C1E9 and #CDA5E9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AAA4E9 for text?

Black text on #AAA4E9 has a contrast ratio of 9.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.28:1.