What color is #AAA6F8?

#AAA6F8 is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Cold Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAA6F8?

The RGB value is 170, 166, 248: 170 red, 166 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAA6F8?

The complementary color is #F4F8A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAA6F8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAA6F8 color

#AAA6F8 rgb(170, 166, 248)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AAA6F8 is a light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 65.1% green and 97.3% blue (170, 166, 248).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 85% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Cold Lips (#9BA0EF), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.52:1).

#AAA6F8 color codes

HEX	`#AAA6F8`
RGB	`rgb(170, 166, 248)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 65.1%, 97.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 85%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 33%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 33%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.28, 19.61, -40.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.28, 44.83, 295.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.153, 42.595, 94.526)`
Decimal	`11183864`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAA6F8, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AAA6F8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAA6F8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AAA6F8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aaa6f8; }
.text { color: #aaa6f8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa6f8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 166 248 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aaa6f8, #d3a6f8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #AAA6F8?: #AAA6F8 is a light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Cold Lips. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAA6F8?: The RGB value is 170, 166, 248: 170 red, 166 green and 248 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAA6F8?: The complementary color is #F4F8A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAA6F8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 and white text 2.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.