Palettes / Colors / #AAAFEE
#AAAFEE — Light Blue
#AAAFEE 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 #AAAFEE 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.
#AAAFEE 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 #EEEAAA; it also sits naturally between #AAD1EE and #C7AAEE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AAAFEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 170, 175, 238 |
| HSL | 236°, 67%, 80% |
| HSV | 236°, 29%, 93% |
| CMYK | 29%, 26%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 47.34, 45.38, 87.15 |
| Yxy | 45.38, 0.2632, 0.2523 |
| CIE-Lab | 73.14, 12.11, -32.01 |
| Hunter Lab | 67.36, 11.33, -34.50 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 67% · Green 69% · Blue 93%
Cyan 29% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AAAFEE
.text { color: #AAAFEE; }
.background { background-color: #AAAFEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAAFEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 175, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(236, 67%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAAFEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 175, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAAFEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 175, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AAAFEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAAFEE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #AAAFEE
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Tones of #AAAFEE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EEEAAA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.08:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.08:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AAAFEE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AAAFEE
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #AAAFEE: ·
How #AAAFEE 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 #AAAFEE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #AAAFEE?
#AAAFEE is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 170, 175, 238). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AAAFEE?
#AAAFEE is RGB 170, 175, 238 — HSL 236°, 67%, 80% — CMYK 29%, 26%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #AAAFEE?
Its complement is #EEEAAA; analogous partners are #AAD1EE and #C7AAEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AAAFEE for text?
Black text on #AAAFEE has a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.08:1.