Information about #AAA8D9 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #AAA8D9 reads as a mildly saturated classic blue and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Bauhaus (#A9AED5). Nearby in the Register you will also find Nanoc The Mighty Evil Pig (#AAA4E3) and Ashley's Lavender Calm (#9FA2D7).
The recipe behind #AAA8D9 is rgb(170, 168, 217), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #AAA8D9 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AAA8D9 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#AAA8D9 color variations
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#AAA8D9 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#AAA8D9 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#AAA8D9 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#AAA8D9 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#AAA8D9 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #AAA8D9 color
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Nearest named colors to #AAA8D9
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A9AED5
#AAA4E3
#9FA2D7
#A2ADD0
#A2A2D0
#ACACE6
#B19CD9
#A4AFCD
#9EABD0
#AE99D2
#A29ECD
#B1B9D3
#AAA8D9 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AAA8D9
- RGB170, 168, 217
- CMYK18, 19, 0, 15
- CSSrgb(170, 168, 217)
- HSL242°, 39%, 75%
- HSL Precise242.449°, 39.2%, 75.49%
- HSV242°, 23%, 85%
- HSB242°, 23%, 85%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.667
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.659
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.851
- GLSLvec3(0.667, 0.659, 0.851)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.667, 0.659, 0.851, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.667, 0.659, 0.851)
- Percentage of Red in RGB66.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB85.1%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDAAA8D9
- DECIMAL ID11184345
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
