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#AAACCF Color

#AAACCF is rgb(170, 172, 207) in RGB, hsl(237, 28%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 17%, 0%, 19%) 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 3.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAACCF
HEX#AAACCF
RGBrgb(170, 172, 207)
HSLhsl(237, 28%, 74%)
HSVhsv(237, 18%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 17%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(75.5% 0.05 282.5)
LABlab(71.08% 4.71 -18.11)
LCHlch(71.08% 18.72 284.58)

What #AAACCF 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 #AAACCF, 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.

#AAACCF Channel Values

How #AAACCF 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 2078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 237° · S 28% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 237° · S 18% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 17% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.21:1 vs white · 9.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAACCF 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 text2.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AAACCF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAACCF; 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 #AAACCF

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 #AAACCF.

How #AAACCF 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#AAACCF
Protanopia#ACACCF
Protanomaly#ABACCF
Deuteranopia#ABABCF
Deuteranomaly#ABACCF
Tritanopia#A5B1B1
Tritanomaly#A7AFBE
Achromatopsia#AEAEAE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AAACCF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aaaccf: #AAACCF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAACCF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aaaccf': '#AAACCF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.675, blue: 0.812)
Android XML<color name="color_aaaccf">#AAACCF</color>
SVG fillfill="#AAACCF"

More Blue Colors

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

#AAACCF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAACCF?

#AAACCF is a light blue — rgb(170, 172, 207) in RGB and hsl(237, 28%, 74%) 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 3.24.

What is the RGB value of #AAACCF?

#AAACCF is rgb(170, 172, 207) — red 170, green 172, and blue 207 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAACCF?

#AAACCF converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 17%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAACCF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAACCF scores 2.21:1 against white and 9.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAACCF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAACCF 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 10.81, which is visibly different.

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