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#AAAECC

#aaaecc ≈ Wild Blue Yonder

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#aaaecc is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.67% red, 68.24% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.67% cyan, 14.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 232.94°, with 25% saturation and 73.33% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wild Blue Yonder (#a2add0), ΔE 2.99.

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Web safe#9999cc
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Relative luminance0.4318

Complementary

  1. #aaaecc
  2. #ccc8aa

Split complementary

  1. #aaaecc
  2. #ccb7aa
  3. #bfccaa

Analogous

  1. #aabfcc
  2. #aaaecc
  3. #b7aacc

Triadic

  1. #aaaecc
  2. #ccaaae
  3. #aeccaa

Tetradic

  1. #aaaecc
  2. #c8aacc
  3. #ccc8aa
  4. #aeccaa

Square

  1. #aaaecc
  2. #ccaabf
  3. #ccc8aa
  4. #aaccb7

Monochromatic

  1. #53598a
  2. #7a80af
  3. #aaaecc
  4. #dadce9
  5. #f2f3f7

Shades

#aaaecc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aaaecc
  2. #999db8
  3. #888ba3
  4. #777a8f
  5. #66687a
  6. #555766
  7. #444652
  8. #33343d
  9. #222329
  10. #111114
  11. #000000

Tints

#aaaecc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aaaecc
  2. #b3b6d1
  3. #bbbed6
  4. #c4c6db
  5. #cccee0
  6. #d5d7e6
  7. #dddfeb
  8. #e6e7f0
  9. #eeeff5
  10. #f7f7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aaaecc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aaaecc
  2. #a6a9c4
  3. #a2a5bd
  4. #9da0b5
  5. #999cae
  6. #9597a6
  7. #91929e
  8. #8d8e97
  9. #88898f
  10. #848588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #adafbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a6b1cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5aecb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a3b3b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a8b0cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a7aecc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a6b1c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aaaecc {
  color: #aaaecc;
}
Background
.bg-aaaecc {
  background-color: #aaaecc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aaaecc {
  border: 2px solid #aaaecc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aaaecc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 170 174 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 233 25% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aaaecc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aaaecc, #b7aacc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aaaecc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(170 174 204 / 0.35);
}

#a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 2.99 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 8.81 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 8.87 #ccccff Periwinkle ΔE 9.99 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 10.34 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 10.79 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 11.08 #555133 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Wild Blue Yonder
#aaaecc  rgb(170, 174, 204)  hsl(233, 25%, 73%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#ccc8aa  rgb(204, 200, 170)  hsl(53, 25%, 73%)  Sage
#ccaaae  rgb(204, 170, 174)  hsl(353, 25%, 73%)  Silver Pink
#aeccaa  rgb(174, 204, 170)  hsl(113, 25%, 73%)  Dark Sea Green