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#AABAEF

#AABAEF is a very light, rich blue, close to the color Periwinkle. In RGB it’s made of 66.7% red, 72.9% green, and 93.7% blue. Its hue is 226°, with 68% saturation and 80% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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This color as text on black

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How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #AABAEF as they’d see it.

Typical vision#AABAEF
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #AABAEF?

#AABAEF is a very light, rich blue, close to the color Periwinkle. In RGB it’s made of 66.7% red, 72.9% green, and 93.7% blue. Its hue is 226°, with 68% saturation and 80% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #AABAEF in RGB?

#AABAEF is rgb(170, 186, 239): 170 red, 186 green, and 239 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #AABAEF in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(29, 22, 0, 6). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #AABAEF?

PANTONE 270 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #AABAEF?

Its complement #CABB86 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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