Blue

#aaa7b6

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for blue, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Blue is a mid blue that reads balanced. A mid blue this balanced is a workhorse for corporate identity. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Blue color values

Every conversion for #aaa7b6, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#aaa7b6

RGB170, 167, 182

HSL252, 9%, 68%

HSV252, 8%, 71%

CMYK7%, 8%, 0%, 29%

Lab69.16, 3.99, -7.32

XYZ38.84, 39.56, 49.84

Decimal11184054

Web safe#9999cc

Pantone5295 C

Shades of blue

#9996a8 #888499 #78738b #696479 #5a5668 #4b4856 #3c3945 #2d2b34 #1d1c22 #0e0e11

Tints of blue

#b2afbc #b9b7c3 #c1bec9 #c8c6d0 #d0ced6 #d7d6dd #dfdee3 #e6e6ea #eeedf0 #f6f5f7

Colors that go with blue

Complementary#b3b6a7 Analogous#a7abb6 Analogous#b2a7b6 Triadic#b6aaa7 Triadic#a7b6aa Split complementary#b6b2a7 Split complementary#acb6a7

Blue in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 7, 8, 0, 29.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #aaa7b6 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

7 8 0 29

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

10 11 4 35

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Blue in css

Copy #aaa7b6 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #aaa7b6; }
.text { color: #aaa7b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aaa7b6; }

How blue looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Blue and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #aaa7b6 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #aaa7b6 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Blue on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #aaa7b6 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around blue? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn blue into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #aaa7b6 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from blue, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #aaa7b6 is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.