#aaa7bd

Color #aaa7bd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.08 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#aaa7bd

RGB

rgb(170, 167, 189)

HSL

hsl(248.2, 14.3%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.2, 11.6%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.1%, 11.6%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(69.37, 5.41, -10.87)

LCH

lch(69.37, 12.14, 296.46)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.0316, 291.94)

HWB

hwb(248.2, 65.5%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#babda7

Analogous

#a7afbd

#aaa7bd

#b5a7bd

Triadic

#aaa7bd

#bdaaa7

#a7bdaa

Split-complementary

#aaa7bd

#bdb5a7

#afbda7

Tetradic

#aaa7bd

#bda7ba

#babda7

#a7bdaa

Square

#aaa7bd

#bda7af

#babda7

#a7bdb5

Shades

Color #aaa7bd mixed toward black.

#8985a4

#6a6688

#504c66

#353344

#1b1922

Tints

Color #aaa7bd mixed toward white.

#b8b6c8

#c6c4d3

#d4d3de

#e3e2e9

#f1f0f4

Tones

Color #aaa7bd mixed toward gray.

#aba9bb

#adabb9

#aeacb7

#afaeb6

#b1b0b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9b8 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#a9a9b7 · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#aab4b3 · ΔE 13.7

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aaa7bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaa7bd]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#aaa7bd (#aaa7bd) is rgb(170, 167, 189) in RGB.

No, #aaa7bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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