#aaa5bb

Color #aaa5bb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.27 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#aaa5bb

RGB

rgb(170, 165, 187)

HSL

hsl(253.6, 13.9%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.6, 11.8%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.1%, 11.8%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(68.78, 6.1, -10.64)

LCH

lch(68.78, 12.26, 299.83)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.0318, 296.08)

HWB

hwb(253.6, 64.7%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6bba5

Analogous

#a5abbb

#aaa5bb

#b5a5bb

Triadic

#aaa5bb

#bbaaa5

#a5bbaa

Split-complementary

#aaa5bb

#bbb5a5

#abbba5

Tetradic

#aaa5bb

#bba5b6

#b6bba5

#a5bbaa

Square

#aaa5bb

#bba5ab

#b6bba5

#a5bbb5

Shades

Color #aaa5bb mixed toward black.

#8a84a2

#6c6586

#514c64

#363243

#1b1921

Tints

Color #aaa5bb mixed toward white.

#b8b4c6

#c6c3d2

#d4d2dd

#e3e1e8

#f1f0f4

Tones

Color #aaa5bb mixed toward gray.

#aba7b9

#aca9b7

#adaab5

#aeacb4

#afaeb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8b6 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#a8a9b5 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#aab2b1 · ΔE 13.7

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 10.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aaa5bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaa5bb]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#aaa5bb (#aaa5bb) is rgb(170, 165, 187) in RGB.

No, #aaa5bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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