#AABAED

A color in the Blue, Sky, Navy family

#aabaed is a color in the Blue, Sky, Navy family: RGB(170, 186, 237), HSL(226°, 65%, 80%), CMYK(28%, 22%, 0%, 7%). Closest named color: lightsteelblue. Contrast is 1.92:1 on white and 10.96:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#aabaed
RGBrgb(170 186 237)
RGB (legacy)rgb(170, 186, 237)
RGB %rgb(67% 73% 93%)
HSLhsl(226 65% 80%)
HSV / HSBhsv(226, 28%, 93%)
HWBhwb(226 67% 7%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 22%, 0%, 7%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(75.62 2.86 -27.5)
LCHlch(75.62 27.65 275.93)
OKLaboklab(0.7945 0.0014 -0.0748)
OKLCHoklch(0.7945 0.0748 271.08)
Decimal11188973

Properties

Color ToneBlue, Sky, Navy
Closest named colorlightsteelblue ΔE 4
Closest web-safe color#99ccff
Hue226°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)65% / 28%
Lightness (HSL)80%
Brightness or Value (HSV)93%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)73% / 73%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.4978
Red / Green / Blue170 / 186 / 237

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
1.92:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
10.96:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 36.6 / -65.9 · As background with white / black text: Lc -40.9 / 67.3

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

Similar Named Colors

Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #aabaed;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(79.45% 0.0748 271.08);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(170 186 237 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#aabaed] text-[#aabaed] border-[#aabaed]">