#aaa1c8

Color #aaa1c8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 15.41 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#aaa1c8

RGB

rgb(170, 161, 200)

HSL

hsl(253.8, 26.2%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.8, 19.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(15%, 19.5%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(68.17, 11.09, -18.77)

LCH

lch(68.17, 21.8, 300.58)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0566, 295.52)

HWB

hwb(253.8, 63.1%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfc8a1

Analogous

#a1acc8

#aaa1c8

#bea1c8

Triadic

#aaa1c8

#c8aaa1

#a1c8aa

Split-complementary

#aaa1c8

#c8bea1

#acc8a1

Tetradic

#aaa1c8

#c8a1bf

#bfc8a1

#a1c8aa

Square

#aaa1c8

#c8a1ac

#bfc8a1

#a1c8be

Shades

Color #aaa1c8 mixed toward black.

#887bb2

#675998

#4d4372

#342c4c

#1a1626

Tints

Color #aaa1c8 mixed toward white.

#b8b1d1

#c6c0da

#d5d0e4

#e3e0ed

#f1eff6

Tones

Color #aaa1c8 mixed toward gray.

#aca4c5

#aea8c2

#afabbe

#b1aebb

#b3b1b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6c0 · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#a7a7bd · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#aab8b7 · ΔE 20.1

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 16

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aaa1c8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaa1c8]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#aaa1c8 (#aaa1c8) is rgb(170, 161, 200) in RGB.

No, #aaa1c8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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