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#AAAEF0 — Light Blue

#AAAEF0 is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightblue (#ADD8E6) — not an exact match. CSS lightblue gives you #ADD8E6, a different color; use #AAAEF0 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.

#AAAEF0 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 #F0ECA8; it also sits naturally between #A8D0F0 and #C8A8F0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#AAAEF0 · RGB 170, 174, 240

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Color values

HEX#AAAEF0
RGB170, 174, 240
HSL237°, 70%, 80%
HSV237°, 29%, 94%
CMYK29%, 27%, 0%, 6%
XYZ47.44, 45.11, 88.64
Yxy45.11, 0.2618, 0.2490
CIE-Lab72.96, 13.16, -33.36
Hunter Lab67.16, 12.33, -36.24

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 68% · Blue 94%

Cyan 29% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

Sample text in #AAAEF0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #AAAEF0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #AAAEF0

.text { color: #AAAEF0; }
.background { background-color: #AAAEF0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAAEF0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 174, 240); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(237, 70%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAAEF0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 174, 240, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAAEF0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 174, 240, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AAAEF0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAAEF0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AAAEF0

#868BEA#676EE4#454CDE#262FD9#2028B6#1A2093#151975#0F1252#090B34#030411

Tints of #AAAEF0

#B1B4F1#B5B8F2#BEC1F4#C2C5F4#CBCDF6#D4D5F7#D8DAF8#E1E2FA#E5E6FA#EEEEFC

Tones of #AAAEF0

#ADB0EB#B3B5E6#B8BAE0#BDBEDB#C2C3D6#C7C7D1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F0ECA8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.10:1 Fails
Against black text10.02:1 AAA

Best text color on #AAAEF0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AAAEF0

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 #AAAEF0: ·

How #AAAEF0 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #ACACE0Deuteranopia · #ACABDCTritanopia · #AAD3D1

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AAAEF0 rather than the exact color:

Gentle Ruby Summit
#BAEFC2 · #BAECEF · #ABADEF · #E5AFEC
Vintage Opal
#ADC419 · #BCE951 · #6854E9 · #A8A6EE
Frozen Ruby Saffron
#B2B1F1 · #5553E4 · #2321A1 · #17166A
Hidden Terrace
#B1991F · #E6E46D · #4A62DF · #A8B4EA
Amber Ruby Breeze
#8A9416 · #E1E237 · #6358E7 · #B3ACED
Electric Ruby Cinder
#CFEAF2 · #B2B1EB · #F1D9F6 · #EDC4D4

Similar colors

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

#ABADEF#A8A6EE#B2B1F1#A8B4EA#B3ACED#B2B1EB#A9A9E6#9FAEF3#B2B0E8#B5AFEC#A6B6E8#AFA7E7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AAAEEF  ·  #AAAEF1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AAAEF0?

#AAAEF0 is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 170, 174, 240). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AAAEF0?

#AAAEF0 is RGB 170, 174, 240 — HSL 237°, 70%, 80% — CMYK 29%, 27%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #AAAEF0?

Its complement is #F0ECA8; analogous partners are #A8D0F0 and #C8A8F0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AAAEF0 for text?

Black text on #AAAEF0 has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.10:1.