#aa97db

Color #aa97db

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.82 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#aa97db

RGB

rgb(170, 151, 219)

HSL

hsl(256.8, 48.6%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256.8, 31.1%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.4%, 31.1%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(66.36, 21.02, -32.06)

LCH

lch(66.36, 38.34, 303.25)

OKLCH

oklch(71.8%, 0.0991, 296.67)

HWB

hwb(256.8, 59.2%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8db97

Analogous

#97a6db

#aa97db

#cc97db

Triadic

#aa97db

#dbaa97

#97dbaa

Split-complementary

#aa97db

#dbcc97

#a6db97

Tetradic

#aa97db

#db97c8

#c8db97

#97dbaa

Square

#aa97db

#db97a6

#c8db97

#97dbcc

Shades

Color #aa97db mixed toward black.

#8469cb

#613fb7

#493089

#30205c

#18102e

Tints

Color #aa97db mixed toward white.

#b8a8e1

#c6bae7

#d4cbed

#e3dcf3

#f1eef9

Tones

Color #aa97db mixed toward gray.

#ac9cd5

#afa2d0

#b1a8ca

#b4aec4

#b6b3bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2cd · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#a3a5ca · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#a9c1bf · ΔE 24.9

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 21.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aa97db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aa97db]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#aa97db (#aa97db) is rgb(170, 151, 219) in RGB.

No, #aa97db is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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