#aaa1c5

Color #aaa1c5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.71 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#aaa1c5

RGB

rgb(170, 161, 197)

HSL

hsl(255, 23.7%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255, 18.3%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.7%, 18.3%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(68.07, 10.44, -17.26)

LCH

lch(68.07, 20.17, 301.17)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.0524, 296.52)

HWB

hwb(255, 63.1%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcc5a1

Analogous

#a1aac5

#aaa1c5

#bca1c5

Triadic

#aaa1c5

#c5aaa1

#a1c5aa

Split-complementary

#aaa1c5

#c5bca1

#aac5a1

Tetradic

#aaa1c5

#c5a1bc

#bcc5a1

#a1c5aa

Square

#aaa1c5

#c5a1aa

#bcc5a1

#a1c5bc

Shades

Color #aaa1c5 mixed toward black.

#897cae

#695b94

#4f446f

#352e4a

#1a1725

Tints

Color #aaa1c5 mixed toward white.

#b8b1cf

#c6c0d8

#d5d0e2

#e3e0ec

#f1eff5

Tones

Color #aaa1c5 mixed toward gray.

#aca4c2

#ada7bf

#afaabc

#b0adb9

#b2b0b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6bd · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#a7a7bb · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#aab7b5 · ΔE 19.8

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 15.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aaa1c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaa1c5]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#aaa1c5 (#aaa1c5) is rgb(170, 161, 197) in RGB.

No, #aaa1c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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