#aaa8cf

Color #aaa8cf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 13.67 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#aaa8cf

RGB

rgb(170, 168, 207)

HSL

hsl(243.1, 28.9%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(243.1, 18.8%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.9%, 18.8%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(70.22, 8.74, -19.53)

LCH

lch(70.22, 21.4, 294.11)

OKLCH

oklch(74.7%, 0.0557, 287.33)

HWB

hwb(243.1, 65.9%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdcfa8

Analogous

#a8b9cf

#aaa8cf

#bda8cf

Triadic

#aaa8cf

#cfaaa8

#a8cfaa

Split-complementary

#aaa8cf

#cfbda8

#b9cfa8

Tetradic

#aaa8cf

#cfa8cd

#cdcfa8

#a8cfaa

Square

#aaa8cf

#cfa8b9

#cdcfa8

#a8cfbd

Shades

Color #aaa8cf mixed toward black.

#8380b9

#5d59a1

#454379

#2e2c51

#171628

Tints

Color #aaa8cf mixed toward white.

#b8b6d7

#c6c5df

#d4d3e7

#e3e2ef

#f1f0f7

Tones

Color #aaa8cf mixed toward gray.

#adabcc

#b0aec8

#b3b2c5

#b6b5c2

#b9b8bf

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

#a9a9c6 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#a9a9c4 · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#aabfbe · ΔE 20.3

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 15.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aaa8cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaa8cf]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#aaa8cf (#aaa8cf) is rgb(170, 168, 207) in RGB.

No, #aaa8cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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