#aaa8c3

Color #aaa8c3

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.49 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#aaa8c3

RGB

rgb(170, 168, 195)

HSL

hsl(244.4, 18.4%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244.4, 13.8%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.8%, 13.8%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(69.82, 6.12, -13.51)

LCH

lch(69.82, 14.83, 294.37)

OKLCH

oklch(74.2%, 0.0386, 288.9)

HWB

hwb(244.4, 65.9%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c1c3a8

Analogous

#a8b4c3

#aaa8c3

#b8a8c3

Triadic

#aaa8c3

#c3aaa8

#a8c3aa

Split-complementary

#aaa8c3

#c3b8a8

#b4c3a8

Tetradic

#aaa8c3

#c3a8c1

#c1c3a8

#a8c3aa

Square

#aaa8c3

#c3a8b4

#c1c3a8

#a8c3b8

Shades

Color #aaa8c3 mixed toward black.

#8784aa

#66638f

#4d4a6b

#333148

#1a1924

Tints

Color #aaa8c3 mixed toward white.

#b8b7cd

#c6c5d7

#d5d4e1

#e3e2eb

#f1f1f5

Tones

Color #aaa8c3 mixed toward gray.

#acaac1

#aeadbf

#b0afbc

#b2b1ba

#b4b3b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9bd · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#a9a9bb · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#aab8b7 · ΔE 16

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 11.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aaa8c3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaa8c3]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#aaa8c3 (#aaa8c3) is rgb(170, 168, 195) in RGB.

No, #aaa8c3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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