Close to Pastel Purple
#AAA5BD
#AAA5BD is a light, soft, grayish blue, close to the color Pastel Purple. In RGB it’s made of 66.7% red, 64.7% green, and 74.1% blue. Its hue is 253°, with 15% saturation and 69% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #AAA5BD.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.38:1 FailBlack text on this color
8.83:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.38:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.83:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #AAA5BD as they’d see it.
#AAA5BD in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #AAA5BD
What color is #AAA5BD?
#AAA5BD is a light, soft, grayish blue, close to the color Pastel Purple. In RGB it’s made of 66.7% red, 64.7% green, and 74.1% blue. Its hue is 253°, with 15% saturation and 69% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #AAA5BD in RGB?
#AAA5BD is rgb(170, 165, 189): 170 red, 165 green, and 189 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #AAA5BD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(10, 13, 0, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #AAA5BD?
PANTONE 2660 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #AAA5BD?
Its complement #A6AB92 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.