Palettes / Colors / #AAA9C8

#AAA9C8 — Light Dusty Blue

#AAA9C8 is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #AAA9C8 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.

#AAA9C8 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #C6C7A8; it also sits naturally between #A8B7C7 and #B9A8C7. 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 78%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 0% · Key 22%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AAA9C8

.text { color: #AAA9C8; }
.background { background-color: #AAA9C8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAA9C8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 169, 200); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(242, 22%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAA9C8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 169, 200, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAA9C8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 169, 200, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AAA9C8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAA9C8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C6C7A8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AAA9C8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AAA9C8

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 #AAA9C8 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 #AAA9C8 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

← #AAA9C7  ·  #AAA9C9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AAA9C8?

#AAA9C8 is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 170, 169, 200). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AAA9C8?

#AAA9C8 is RGB 170, 169, 200 — HSL 242°, 22%, 72% — CMYK 15%, 16%, 0%, 22%.

What colors go with #AAA9C8?

Its complement is #C6C7A8; analogous partners are #A8B7C7 and #B9A8C7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AAA9C8 for text?

Black text on #AAA9C8 has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.28:1.