Palettes / Colors / #AAA8FA

#AAA8FA — Pale Vivid Blue

#AAA8FA is a blue color we call Pale 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 #AAA8FA 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.

#AAA8FA 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 #F9FAA8; it also sits naturally between #A8D0FA and #D2A8FA. 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 66% · Blue 98%

Cyan 32% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AAA8FA

.text { color: #AAA8FA; }
.background { background-color: #AAA8FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAA8FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 168, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(241, 89%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAA8FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 168, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAA8FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 168, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AAA8FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAA8FA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F9FAA8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AAA8FA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AAA8FA

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 #AAA8FA 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 #AAA8FA 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

← #AAA8F9  ·  #AAA8FB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AAA8FA?

#AAA8FA is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 170, 168, 250). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AAA8FA?

#AAA8FA is RGB 170, 168, 250 — HSL 241°, 89%, 82% — CMYK 32%, 33%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #AAA8FA?

Its complement is #F9FAA8; analogous partners are #A8D0FA and #D2A8FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AAA8FA for text?

Black text on #AAA8FA has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.17:1.