Palettes / Colors / #AAA4EA

#AAA4EA — Light Blue

#AAA4EA is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

#AAA4EA 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 #E4EAA4; it also sits naturally between #A4C1EA and #CDA4EA. 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 92%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 30% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AAA4EA

.text { color: #AAA4EA; }
.background { background-color: #AAA4EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAA4EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 164, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(245, 62%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAA4EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 164, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAA4EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 164, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AAA4EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAA4EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E4EAA4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AAA4EA: #000000.

How #AAA4EA 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 #AAA4EA 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 #AAA4EA?

#AAA4EA is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 170, 164, 234). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AAA4EA?

#AAA4EA is RGB 170, 164, 234 — HSL 245°, 62%, 78% — CMYK 27%, 30%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #AAA4EA?

Its complement is #E4EAA4; analogous partners are #A4C1EA and #CDA4EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AAA4EA for text?

Black text on #AAA4EA has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.28:1.