#AAD1FE Color

#AAD1FE is rgb(170, 209, 254) in RGB, hsl(212, 98%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 18%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Baby Blue Eyes (#A1CAF1), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.17. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAD1FE

HEX#AAD1FE

RGBrgb(170, 209, 254)

HSLhsl(212, 98%, 83%)

HSVhsv(212, 33%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(33%, 18%, 0%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(84.8% 0.076 252.3)

LABlab(82.20% -5.44 -26.58)

LCHlch(82.20% 27.14 258.43)

What #AAD1FE 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 #AAD1FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Baby Blue Eyes#A1CAF1ΔE 4.17 Pale Cornflower Blue#ABCDEFΔE 5.99 Pale Cerulean#9BC4E2ΔE 9.29 Light Sky Blue#87CEFAΔE 9.77 Cornflower Blue (Crayola)#93CCEAΔE 10.29 Columbia Blue#9BDDFFΔE 10.54

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

#AAD1FE Channel Values

How #AAD1FE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 170 · G 209 · B 254	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 212° · S 98% · L 83%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 212° · S 33% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 33% · M 18% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.58:1 vs white · 13.26:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAD1FE 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 text1.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text13.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AAD1FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAD1FE; 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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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #AAD1FE

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 #AAD1FE.

How #AAD1FE 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#AAD1FE

Protanopia#CBCBFE

Protanomaly#BFCDFE

Deuteranopia#C5C5FF

Deuteranomaly#BBCAFE

Tritanopia#A1D7D7

Tritanomaly#A5D5E8

Achromatopsia#CDCDCD

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Using #AAD1FE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aad1fe: #AAD1FE;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAD1FE;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aad1fe': '#AAD1FE' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.820, blue: 0.996)

Android XML<color name="color_aad1fe">#AAD1FE</color>

SVG fillfill="#AAD1FE"

More Blue Colors

#AAD1FE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#AAD1FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAD1FE?

#AAD1FE is a lightest blue — rgb(170, 209, 254) in RGB and hsl(212, 98%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Baby Blue Eyes (#A1CAF1), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.17.

What is the RGB value of #AAD1FE?

#AAD1FE is rgb(170, 209, 254) — red 170, green 209, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAD1FE?

#AAD1FE converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 18%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAD1FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAD1FE scores 1.58:1 against white and 13.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAD1FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAD1FE 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 lightskyblue (#87CEFA) at a CIE76 distance of 9.77, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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