#aa9bf5

Color #aa9bf5

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 18.12 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#aa9bf5

RGB

rgb(170, 155, 245)

HSL

hsl(250, 81.8%, 78.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250, 36.7%, 96.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.6%, 36.7%, 0%, 3.9%)

LAB

lab(68.45, 25.06, -43.11)

LCH

lch(68.45, 49.86, 300.17)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.1286, 290.54)

HWB

hwb(250, 60.8%, 3.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e6f59b

Analogous

#9bb9f5

#aa9bf5

#d79bf5

Triadic

#aa9bf5

#f5aa9b

#9bf5aa

Split-complementary

#aa9bf5

#f5d79b

#b9f59b

Tetradic

#aa9bf5

#f59be6

#e6f59b

#9bf5aa

Square

#aa9bf5

#f59bb9

#e6f59b

#9bf5d7

Shades

Color #aa9bf5 mixed toward black.

#765eef

#4322e9

#2d12b6

#1e0c79

#0f063d

Tints

Color #aa9bf5 mixed toward white.

#b8acf7

#c6bcf8

#d4cdfa

#e3defc

#f1eefd

Tones

Color #aa9bf5 mixed toward gray.

#afa2ed

#b4aae6

#b9b1de

#beb9d7

#c3c0cf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4e3 · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#a5a6df · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#a9d4d1 · ΔE 28.4

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 23.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #aa9bf5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aa9bf5]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#aa9bf5 (#aa9bf5) is rgb(170, 155, 245) in RGB.

No, #aa9bf5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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