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#AAC8DF Color

#AAC8DF is rgb(170, 200, 223) in RGB, hsl(206, 45%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 10%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.83. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAC8DF
HEX#AAC8DF
RGBrgb(170, 200, 223)
HSLhsl(206, 45%, 77%)
HSVhsv(206, 24%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 10%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(81.8% 0.046 241.2)
LABlab(78.94% -6.64 -15.02)
LCHlch(78.94% 16.42 246.14)

What #AAC8DF 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 #AAC8DF, 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.

#AAC8DF Channel Values

How #AAC8DF 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 200 · B 2238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 206° · S 45% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 206° · S 24% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 10% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.74:1 vs white · 12.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAC8DF 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 text1.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AAC8DF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAC8DF; 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 #AAC8DF

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 #AAC8DF.

How #AAC8DF 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#AAC8DF
Protanopia#C3C3DF
Protanomaly#BAC5DF
Deuteranopia#BFBFE0
Deuteranomaly#B7C3DF
Tritanopia#A6CBCB
Tritanomaly#A8CAD3
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AAC8DF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aac8df: #AAC8DF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAC8DF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aac8df': '#AAC8DF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.784, blue: 0.875)
Android XML<color name="color_aac8df">#AAC8DF</color>
SVG fillfill="#AAC8DF"

More Blue Colors

#AAC8DF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AAC8DF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAC8DF?

#AAC8DF is a light blue — rgb(170, 200, 223) in RGB and hsl(206, 45%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.83.

What is the RGB value of #AAC8DF?

#AAC8DF is rgb(170, 200, 223) — red 170, green 200, and blue 223 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAC8DF?

#AAC8DF converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 10%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAC8DF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAC8DF scores 1.74:1 against white and 12.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAC8DF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAC8DF 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 3.83, which is very hard to tell apart.

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