#aaa5e4

Color #aaa5e4

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.75 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#aaa5e4

RGB

rgb(170, 165, 228)

HSL

hsl(244.8, 53.8%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244.8, 27.6%, 89.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.4%, 27.6%, 0%, 10.6%)

LAB

lab(70.22, 15.27, -31.06)

LCH

lch(70.22, 34.61, 296.18)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.09, 287.65)

HWB

hwb(244.8, 64.7%, 10.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfe4a5

Analogous

#a5c0e4

#aaa5e4

#caa5e4

Triadic

#aaa5e4

#e4aaa5

#a5e4aa

Split-complementary

#aaa5e4

#e4caa5

#c0e4a5

Tetradic

#aaa5e4

#e4a5df

#dfe4a5

#a5e4aa

Square

#aaa5e4

#e4a5c0

#dfe4a5

#a5e4ca

Shades

Color #aaa5e4 mixed toward black.

#7b73d5

#4b40c6

#362d97

#241e65

#120f32

Tints

Color #aaa5e4 mixed toward white.

#b8b4e9

#c6c3ed

#d5d2f2

#e3e1f6

#f1f0fb

Tones

Color #aaa5e4 mixed toward gray.

#afaadf

#b3b0da

#b7b5d4

#bcbacf

#c0bfca

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8d7 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#a8a9d4 · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#aaccc9 · ΔE 25.4

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 20.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #aaa5e4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaa5e4]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#aaa5e4 (#aaa5e4) is rgb(170, 165, 228) in RGB.

No, #aaa5e4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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