#aa9cd0

Color #aa9cd0

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.16 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#aa9cd0

RGB

rgb(170, 156, 208)

HSL

hsl(256.2, 35.6%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256.2, 25%, 81.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.3%, 25%, 0%, 18.4%)

LAB

lab(67.18, 15.67, -24.7)

LCH

lch(67.18, 29.25, 302.39)

OKLCH

oklch(72.3%, 0.0758, 296.8)

HWB

hwb(256.2, 61.2%, 18.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2d09c

Analogous

#9ca8d0

#aa9cd0

#c49cd0

Triadic

#aa9cd0

#d0aa9c

#9cd0aa

Split-complementary

#aa9cd0

#d0c49c

#a8d09c

Tetradic

#aa9cd0

#d09cc2

#c2d09c

#9cd0aa

Square

#aa9cd0

#d09ca8

#c2d09c

#9cd0c4

Shades

Color #aa9cd0 mixed toward black.

#8773bc

#664ea5

#4c3b7b

#332752

#191429

Tints

Color #aa9cd0 mixed toward white.

#b8add8

#c6bde0

#d5cee8

#e3deef

#f1eff7

Tones

Color #aa9cd0 mixed toward gray.

#aca0cc

#aea5c7

#b0a9c3

#b2adbf

#b4b2ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4c5 · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#a5a6c2 · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#a9bcba · ΔE 23.4

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 19

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aa9cd0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aa9cd0]

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

#aa9cd0 (#aa9cd0) is rgb(170, 156, 208) in RGB.

No, #aa9cd0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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