Information about #AAA8D6 color

#AAA8D6 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AAA8D6 falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(170, 168, 214) — 66.7% red, 65.9% green, 83.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 17 / 18 / 0 / 16. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AAA8D6 reads as a moderately toned deep-sea blue and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bauhaus (#A9AED5). Slightly further away sit Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0) and Blue Bell (#A2A2D0).

The recipe behind #AAA8D6 is rgb(170, 168, 214), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AAA8D6 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AAA8D6 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AAA8D6 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #AAA8D6

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AAA8D6
  • RGB170, 168, 214
  • CMYK17, 18, 0, 16
  • CSSrgb(170, 168, 214)
  • HSL243°, 36%, 75%
  • HSL Precise242.609°, 35.938%, 74.902%
  • HSV243°, 21%, 84%
  • HSB243°, 21%, 84%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.839
  • GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.659, 0.839)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.659, 0.839, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.659, 0.839)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB83.9%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAAA8D6
  • DECIMAL ID11184342
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01