What color is #AAB4E0?

#AAB4E0 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AAB4E0?

The RGB value is 170, 180, 224: 170 red, 180 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AAB4E0?

The complementary color is #E0D6AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AAB4E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AAB4E0 color

#AAB4E0 rgb(170, 180, 224)

Shades of blue

The hex color #AAB4E0 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 70.6% green and 87.8% blue (170, 180, 224).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 47% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Over the Moon (#ABB8D5), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.31:1).

#AAB4E0 color codes

HEX	`#AAB4E0`
RGB	`rgb(170, 180, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 70.6%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 47%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 24%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 20%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.91, 6, -23.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.91, 23.97, 284.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.35, 46.569, 77.053)`
Decimal	`11187424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AAB4E0, 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 #AAB4E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AAB4E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.31:1	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 #AAB4E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aab4e0; }
.text { color: #aab4e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aab4e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 180 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aab4e0, #bbaae0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle.

Questions

What color is #AAB4E0?: #AAB4E0 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Over the Moon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AAB4E0?: The RGB value is 170, 180, 224: 170 red, 180 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AAB4E0?: The complementary color is #E0D6AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AAB4E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.31:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.