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#AAACCB Color

#AAACCB is rgb(170, 172, 203) in RGB, hsl(236, 24%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 15%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAACCB
HEX#AAACCB
RGBrgb(170, 172, 203)
HSLhsl(236, 24%, 73%)
HSVhsv(236, 16%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 15%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(75.3% 0.044 282.4)
LABlab(70.97% 4.04 -16.10)
LCHlch(70.97% 16.60 284.10)

What #AAACCB 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 #AAACCB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#AAACCB Channel Values

How #AAACCB 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 172 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 236° · S 24% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 236° · S 16% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 15% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.22:1 vs white · 9.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAACCB 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 text2.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AAACCB

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

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #AAACCB

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

Shades

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

How #AAACCB 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#AAACCB
Protanopia#ACACCB
Protanomaly#ABACCB
Deuteranopia#ABABCB
Deuteranomaly#ABACCB
Tritanopia#A5B0B0
Tritanomaly#A7AFBC
Achromatopsia#AEAEAE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AAACCB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aaaccb: #AAACCB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAACCB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aaaccb': '#AAACCB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.675, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_aaaccb">#AAACCB</color>
SVG fillfill="#AAACCB"

More Blue Colors

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

#AAACCB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAACCB?

#AAACCB is a light blue — rgb(170, 172, 203) in RGB and hsl(236, 24%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#A2ADD0), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.93.

What is the RGB value of #AAACCB?

#AAACCB is rgb(170, 172, 203) — red 170, green 172, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAACCB?

#AAACCB converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 15%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAACCB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAACCB scores 2.22:1 against white and 9.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAACCB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAACCB 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 lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 10.09, which is visibly different.

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