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#AAB7CB Color

#AAB7CB is rgb(170, 183, 203) in RGB, hsl(216, 24%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 10%, 0%, 20%) 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 5.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAB7CB
HEX#AAB7CB
RGBrgb(170, 183, 203)
HSLhsl(216, 24%, 73%)
HSVhsv(216, 16%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 10%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(77.6% 0.032 258.9)
LABlab(73.88% -1.56 -11.77)
LCHlch(73.88% 11.87 262.47)

What #AAB7CB 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 #AAB7CB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 5.87Aluminium#A9ACB6ΔE 7.42Pastel Blue#AEC6CFΔE 8.25Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 8.29Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 8.43Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 8.72

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

#AAB7CB Channel Values

How #AAB7CB 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 183 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 216° · S 24% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 216° · S 16% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 10% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.03:1 vs white · 10.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAB7CB 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 text2.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AAB7CB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AAB7CB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAB7CB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AAB7CB
Complementary
#CBBDAA
Analogous
#AAC7CB
Analogous
#ADAACB
Triadic
#CBAAB7
Triadic
#B7CBAA
Split comp.
#CBADAA
Split comp.
#C7CBAA

Tints & Shades of #AAB7CB

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

#B6C2D2
#C0CAD8
#CCD4E0
#D6DCE6
#E3E7EE
#ECEFF3

Shades

#8A9CB7
#6A81A4
#536888
#42536C
#2F3A4C
#1B222C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AAB7CB.

How #AAB7CB 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#AAB7CB
Protanopia#B5B5CB
Protanomaly#B1B6CB
Deuteranopia#B3B3CB
Deuteranomaly#AFB5CB
Tritanopia#A7BABA
Tritanomaly#A8B9C1
Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AAB7CB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aab7cb: #AAB7CB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAB7CB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aab7cb': '#AAB7CB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.718, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_aab7cb">#AAB7CB</color>
SVG fillfill="#AAB7CB"

More Blue Colors

#AAB7CB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#AAB7CB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAB7CB?

#AAB7CB is a light blue — rgb(170, 183, 203) in RGB and hsl(216, 24%, 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 5.87.

What is the RGB value of #AAB7CB?

#AAB7CB is rgb(170, 183, 203) — red 170, green 183, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAB7CB?

#AAB7CB converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 10%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAB7CB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAB7CB scores 2.03:1 against white and 10.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAB7CB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAB7CB 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 5.87, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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