Close to Pastel Purple
#AAA6BA
#AAA6BA is a light, soft, grayish blue, close to the color Pastel Purple. In RGB it’s made of 66.7% red, 65.1% green, and 72.9% blue. Its hue is 252°, with 13% 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 #AAA6BA.
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
2.37:1 FailBlack text on this color
8.87:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.37:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.87:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #AAA6BA as they’d see it.
#AAA6BA 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 #AAA6BA
What color is #AAA6BA?
#AAA6BA is a light, soft, grayish blue, close to the color Pastel Purple. In RGB it’s made of 66.7% red, 65.1% green, and 72.9% blue. Its hue is 252°, with 13% saturation and 69% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #AAA6BA in RGB?
#AAA6BA is rgb(170, 166, 186): 170 red, 166 green, and 186 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #AAA6BA in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(9, 11, 0, 27). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #AAA6BA?
PANTONE 2665 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #AAA6BA?
Its complement #A7AB96 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.