#aaa3c5

Color #aaa3c5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.13 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#aaa3c5

RGB

rgb(170, 163, 197)

HSL

hsl(252.4, 22.7%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.4, 17.3%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.7%, 17.3%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(68.59, 9.32, -16.48)

LCH

lch(68.59, 18.93, 299.49)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.0492, 294.64)

HWB

hwb(252.4, 63.9%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bec5a3

Analogous

#a3adc5

#aaa3c5

#bba3c5

Triadic

#aaa3c5

#c5aaa3

#a3c5aa

Split-complementary

#aaa3c5

#c5bba3

#adc5a3

Tetradic

#aaa3c5

#c5a3be

#bec5a3

#a3c5aa

Square

#aaa3c5

#c5a3ad

#bec5a3

#a3c5bb

Shades

Color #aaa3c5 mixed toward black.

#887eae

#685d93

#4e466e

#342e4a

#1a1725

Tints

Color #aaa3c5 mixed toward white.

#b8b2cf

#c6c2d8

#d5d1e2

#e3e0ec

#f1f0f5

Tones

Color #aaa3c5 mixed toward gray.

#aca6c2

#ada9bf

#afacbd

#b1aeba

#b2b1b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7bd · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#a7a8bc · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#aab7b6 · ΔE 18.6

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 14.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aaa3c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaa3c5]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#aaa3c5 (#aaa3c5) is rgb(170, 163, 197) in RGB.

No, #aaa3c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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