#aa8ec6

Color #aa8ec6

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 15.34 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 12

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Conversions

HEX

#aa8ec6

RGB

rgb(170, 142, 198)

HSL

hsl(270, 32.9%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 28.3%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.1%, 28.3%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(63.32, 21.35, -25.06)

LCH

lch(63.32, 32.92, 310.43)

OKLCH

oklch(69.2%, 0.086, 307.06)

HWB

hwb(270, 55.7%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aac68e

Analogous

#8e8ec6

#aa8ec6

#c68ec6

Triadic

#aa8ec6

#c6aa8e

#8ec6aa

Split-complementary

#aa8ec6

#c6c68e

#8ec68e

Tetradic

#aa8ec6

#c68eaa

#aac68e

#8ec6aa

Square

#aa8ec6

#c68e8e

#aac68e

#8ec6c6

Shades

Color #aa8ec6 mixed toward black.

#8e68b3

#714c97

#553971

#39264b

#1c1326

Tints

Color #aa8ec6 mixed toward white.

#b8a1d0

#c6b4d9

#d5c7e3

#e3d9ec

#f1ecf6

Tones

Color #aa8ec6 mixed toward gray.

#aa93c1

#aa97bd

#aa9cb8

#aaa1b3

#aaa5af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9eba · ΔE 10.3

Deuteranopia

#a0a2b8 · ΔE 12.7

Tritanopia

#a9b1ae · ΔE 23.5

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 20.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aa8ec6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aa8ec6]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#aa8ec6 (#aa8ec6) is rgb(170, 142, 198) in RGB.

No, #aa8ec6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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