#aaa5b7

Color #aaa5b7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.11 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#aaa5b7

RGB

rgb(170, 165, 183)

HSL

hsl(256.7, 11.1%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256.7, 9.8%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.1%, 9.8%, 0%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(68.66, 5.28, -8.6)

LCH

lch(68.66, 10.09, 301.55)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.0263, 298.42)

HWB

hwb(256.7, 64.7%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2b7a5

Analogous

#a5a9b7

#aaa5b7

#b3a5b7

Triadic

#aaa5b7

#b7aaa5

#a5b7aa

Split-complementary

#aaa5b7

#b7b3a5

#a9b7a5

Tetradic

#aaa5b7

#b7a5b2

#b2b7a5

#a5b7aa

Square

#aaa5b7

#b7a5a9

#b2b7a5

#a5b7b3

Shades

Color #aaa5b7 mixed toward black.

#8c859d

#6e6781

#534d61

#373440

#1c1a20

Tints

Color #aaa5b7 mixed toward white.

#b8b4c3

#c6c3cf

#d4d2db

#e3e1e7

#f1f0f3

Tones

Color #aaa5b7 mixed toward gray.

#aba6b5

#aba8b4

#aca9b2

#adabb1

#adacaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8b3 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#a8a9b2 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#aaafaf · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 9.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aaa5b7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaa5b7]

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

#aaa5b7 (#aaa5b7) is rgb(170, 165, 183) in RGB.

No, #aaa5b7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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