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#AAB8CA Color

#AAB8CA is rgb(170, 184, 202) in RGB, hsl(214, 23%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(16%, 9%, 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 6.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAB8CA
HEX#AAB8CA
RGBrgb(170, 184, 202)
HSLhsl(214, 23%, 73%)
HSVhsv(214, 16%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(16%, 9%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(77.7% 0.03 254.7)
LABlab(74.12% -2.22 -10.87)
LCHlch(74.12% 11.10 258.45)

What #AAB8CA 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 #AAB8CA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 6.2Aluminium#A9ACB6ΔE 7.03Pastel Blue#AEC6CFΔE 7.23Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 8.07Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 8.35Cadet Gray#91A3B0ΔE 8.72

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

#AAB8CA Channel Values

How #AAB8CA 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 184 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 214° · S 23% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 214° · S 16% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 16% · M 9% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.02:1 vs white · 10.42:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAB8CA 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 text2.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AAB8CA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AAB8CA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAB8CA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AAB8CA
Complementary
#CABCAA
Analogous
#AAC8CA
Analogous
#ACAACA
Triadic
#CAAAB8
Triadic
#B8CAAA
Split comp.
#CAACAA
Split comp.
#C8CAAA

Tints & Shades of #AAB8CA

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

#B7C3D2
#C0CAD8
#CDD5E0
#D6DDE5
#E3E7ED
#ECEFF3

Shades

#8B9EB6
#6C83A3
#546A87
#43546B
#2F3B4B
#1B232C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AAB8CA.

How #AAB8CA 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#AAB8CA
Protanopia#B6B6CA
Protanomaly#B1B7CA
Deuteranopia#B4B4CA
Deuteranomaly#B0B5CA
Tritanopia#A7BABA
Tritanomaly#A8B9C1
Achromatopsia#B7B7B7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AAB8CA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aab8ca: #AAB8CA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAB8CA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aab8ca': '#AAB8CA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.722, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_aab8ca">#AAB8CA</color>
SVG fillfill="#AAB8CA"

More Blue Colors

#AAB8CA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#AAB8CA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAB8CA?

#AAB8CA is a light blue — rgb(170, 184, 202) in RGB and hsl(214, 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 6.2.

What is the RGB value of #AAB8CA?

#AAB8CA is rgb(170, 184, 202) — red 170, green 184, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAB8CA?

#AAB8CA converts to approximately cmyk(16%, 9%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAB8CA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAB8CA scores 2.02:1 against white and 10.42:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAB8CA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAB8CA 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 6.2, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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