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#AAAFDA Color

#AAAFDA is rgb(170, 175, 218) in RGB, hsl(234, 39%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 20%, 0%, 15%) 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 4.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAAFDA
HEX#AAAFDA
RGBrgb(170, 175, 218)
HSLhsl(234, 39%, 76%)
HSVhsv(234, 22%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 20%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(76.5% 0.062 279.6)
LABlab(72.18% 5.06 -22.45)
LCHlch(72.18% 23.01 282.70)

What #AAAFDA 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 #AAAFDA, 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.

#AAAFDA Channel Values

How #AAAFDA 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 175 · B 2188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 234° · S 39% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 234° · S 22% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 20% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.13:1 vs white · 9.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAAFDA 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 text2.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #AAAFDA

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

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #AAAFDA

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 #AAAFDA.

How #AAAFDA 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#AAAFDA
Protanopia#AEAEDA
Protanomaly#ADAEDA
Deuteranopia#ADADDA
Deuteranomaly#ACAEDA
Tritanopia#A3B5B5
Tritanomaly#A6B3C5
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AAAFDA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aaafda: #AAAFDA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAAFDA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aaafda': '#AAAFDA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.686, blue: 0.855)
Android XML<color name="color_aaafda">#AAAFDA</color>
SVG fillfill="#AAAFDA"

More Blue Colors

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

#AAAFDA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAAFDA?

#AAAFDA is a light blue — rgb(170, 175, 218) in RGB and hsl(234, 39%, 76%) 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 4.88.

What is the RGB value of #AAAFDA?

#AAAFDA is rgb(170, 175, 218) — red 170, green 175, and blue 218 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAAFDA?

#AAAFDA converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 20%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAAFDA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAAFDA scores 2.13:1 against white and 9.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAAFDA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAAFDA 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 12.23, which is visibly different.

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