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#AAD8FD Color

#AAD8FD is rgb(170, 216, 253) in RGB, hsl(207, 95%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(33%, 15%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Baby Blue Eyes (#A1CAF1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AAD8FD
HEX#AAD8FD
RGBrgb(170, 216, 253)
HSLhsl(207, 95%, 83%)
HSVhsv(207, 33%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(33%, 15%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(86.2% 0.071 242.9)
LABlab(84.03% -9.03 -23.29)
LCHlch(84.03% 24.98 248.80)

What #AAD8FD 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 #AAD8FD, 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.

#AAD8FD Channel Values

How #AAD8FD 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 216 · B 2538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 207° · S 95% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 207° · S 33% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 33% · M 15% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.51:1 vs white · 13.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AAD8FD 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 text1.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AAD8FD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AAD8FD; 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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Tints & Shades of #AAD8FD

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.

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Shades

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How #AAD8FD 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#AAD8FD
Protanopia#D1D1FD
Protanomaly#C3D4FD
Deuteranopia#CACAFE
Deuteranomaly#BED0FE
Tritanopia#A3DDDD
Tritanomaly#A6DBEB
Achromatopsia#D2D2D2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AAD8FD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aad8fd: #AAD8FD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AAD8FD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aad8fd': '#AAD8FD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.667, green: 0.847, blue: 0.992)
Android XML<color name="color_aad8fd">#AAD8FD</color>
SVG fillfill="#AAD8FD"

More Blue Colors

#AAD8FD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AAD8FD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AAD8FD?

#AAD8FD is a lightest blue — rgb(170, 216, 253) in RGB and hsl(207, 95%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Baby Blue Eyes (#A1CAF1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.07.

What is the RGB value of #AAD8FD?

#AAD8FD is rgb(170, 216, 253) — red 170, green 216, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AAD8FD?

#AAD8FD converts to approximately cmyk(33%, 15%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AAD8FD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AAD8FD scores 1.51:1 against white and 13.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AAD8FD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AAD8FD 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 9.24, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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