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#AAB4CA Color

#AAB4CA is rgb(170, 180, 202) in RGB, hsl(221, 23%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 11%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAB4CA
HEX#AAB4CA
RGBrgb(170, 180, 202)
HSLhsl(221, 23%, 73%)
HSVhsv(221, 16%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 11%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(76.9% 0.033 266.1)
LABlab(73.05% -0.21 -12.45)
LCHlch(73.05% 12.45 269.05)

What #AAB4CA 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 #AAB4CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 6.58Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 7.41Aluminium#A9ACB6ΔE 7.45Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 8.81Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 8.93Cadet Gray#91A3B0ΔE 9

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

#AAB4CA Channel Values

How #AAB4CA 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 180 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 221° · S 23% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 221° · S 16% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 11% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.08:1 vs white · 10.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAB4CA 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 text2.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AAB4CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AAB4CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAB4CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AAB4CA
Complementary
#CAC0AA
Analogous
#AAC4CA
Analogous
#B0AACA
Triadic
#CAAAB4
Triadic
#B4CAAA
Split comp.
#CAB0AA
Split comp.
#C4CAAA

Tints & Shades of #AAB4CA

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

#B7BFD2
#C0C8D8
#CDD3E0
#D6DBE5
#E3E6ED
#ECEEF3

Shades

#8B99B6
#6C7DA3
#546487
#434F6B
#2F384B
#1B212C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AAB4CA.

How #AAB4CA 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#AAB4CA
Protanopia#B2B2CA
Protanomaly#AFB3CA
Deuteranopia#B1B1CA
Deuteranomaly#AEB2CA
Tritanopia#A7B7B7
Tritanomaly#A8B6BF
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AAB4CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aab4ca: #AAB4CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAB4CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aab4ca': '#AAB4CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.706, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_aab4ca">#AAB4CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#AAB4CA"

More Blue Colors

#AAB4CA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AAB4CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAB4CA?

#AAB4CA is a light blue — rgb(170, 180, 202) in RGB and hsl(221, 23%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.58.

What is the RGB value of #AAB4CA?

#AAB4CA is rgb(170, 180, 202) — red 170, green 180, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAB4CA?

#AAB4CA converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 11%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAB4CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAB4CA scores 2.08:1 against white and 10.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAB4CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAB4CA 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 6.58, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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