Close to Bluebell
#AAA6EB
#AAA6EB is a light, rich blue, close to the color Bluebell. In RGB it’s made of 66.7% red, 65.1% green, and 92.2% blue. Its hue is 243°, with 63% saturation and 79% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
Color codes
Tints, shades & tones
Tints add white, shades add black, tones add gray. Tap any one to open its page.
Tints
Shades
Tones
Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #AAA6EB.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
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
2.24:1 FailBlack text on this color
9.36:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.24:1 FailThis color as text on black
9.36:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #AAA6EB as they’d see it.
#AAA6EB in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
Get startedSimilar colors
Questions about #AAA6EB
What color is #AAA6EB?
#AAA6EB is a light, rich blue, close to the color Bluebell. In RGB it’s made of 66.7% red, 65.1% green, and 92.2% blue. Its hue is 243°, with 63% saturation and 79% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #AAA6EB in RGB?
#AAA6EB is rgb(170, 166, 235): 170 red, 166 green, and 235 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #AAA6EB in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(28, 29, 0, 8). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #AAA6EB?
PANTONE 271 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #AAA6EB?
Its complement #ADB26B gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.