Skip to content

#AAA1E3 Color

#AAA1E3 is rgb(170, 161, 227) in RGB, hsl(248, 54%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 29%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.23. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAA1E3
HEX#AAA1E3
RGBrgb(170, 161, 227)
HSLhsl(248, 54%, 76%)
HSVhsv(248, 29%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 29%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(74.1% 0.095 290.1)
LABlab(68.86% 13.97 -32.41)
LCHlch(68.86% 35.29 293.32)

What #AAA1E3 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AAA1E3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 5.23Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 6.3Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 11.04Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 12.62Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 13.35Perano (Infinitely Hot)#94B1FFΔE 14.11

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#AAA1E3 Channel Values

How #AAA1E3 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 170 · G 161 · B 2278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 248° · S 54% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 248° · S 29% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 29% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.36:1 vs white · 8.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAA1E3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AAA1E3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AAA1E3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAA1E3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AAA1E3
Complementary
#DAE3A1
Analogous
#A1B9E3
Analogous
#CBA1E3
Triadic
#E3AAA1
Triadic
#A1E3AA
Split comp.
#E3CBA1
Split comp.
#B9E3A1

Tints & Shades of #AAA1E3

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B4ADE6
#BFB8EA
#CAC4ED
#D8D4F2
#E3E0F6
#EDEBF9

Shades

#8679D7
#5F4ECA
#4535B1
#362989
#271D62
#161037

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AAA1E3.

How #AAA1E3 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AAA1E3
Protanopia#A3A3E3
Protanomaly#A6A2E3
Deuteranopia#A4A4E3
Deuteranomaly#A6A3E3
Tritanopia#A0ABAB
Tritanomaly#A4A7C4
Achromatopsia#A9A9A9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AAA1E3 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-aaa1e3: #AAA1E3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAA1E3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aaa1e3': '#AAA1E3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.631, blue: 0.890)
Android XML<color name="color_aaa1e3">#AAA1E3</color>
SVG fillfill="#AAA1E3"

More Blue Colors

#AAA1E3 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#AAA1E3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAA1E3?

#AAA1E3 is a light blue — rgb(170, 161, 227) in RGB and hsl(248, 54%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Pastel Purple (#B19CD9), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.23.

What is the RGB value of #AAA1E3?

#AAA1E3 is rgb(170, 161, 227) — red 170, green 161, and blue 227 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAA1E3?

#AAA1E3 converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 29%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAA1E3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAA1E3 scores 2.36:1 against white and 8.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAA1E3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAA1E3 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 20.26, which is visibly different.

Open #AAA1E3 in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

Keep exploring: every blue in the color library, the guide to shades of blue, or the full color library.