#aaa8d1

Color #aaa8d1

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 14.31 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#aaa8d1

RGB

rgb(170, 168, 209)

HSL

hsl(242.9, 30.8%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(242.9, 19.6%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.7%, 19.6%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(70.28, 9.19, -20.53)

LCH

lch(70.28, 22.49, 294.12)

OKLCH

oklch(74.7%, 0.0586, 287.17)

HWB

hwb(242.9, 65.9%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfd1a8

Analogous

#a8bad1

#aaa8d1

#bea8d1

Triadic

#aaa8d1

#d1aaa8

#a8d1aa

Split-complementary

#aaa8d1

#d1bea8

#bad1a8

Tetradic

#aaa8d1

#d1a8cf

#cfd1a8

#a8d1aa

Square

#aaa8d1

#d1a8ba

#cfd1a8

#a8d1be

Shades

Color #aaa8d1 mixed toward black.

#827fbb

#5b57a4

#44417b

#2d2b52

#171629

Tints

Color #aaa8d1 mixed toward white.

#b8b6d9

#c6c5e0

#d4d3e8

#e3e2f0

#f1f0f7

Tones

Color #aaa8d1 mixed toward gray.

#adabce

#b0afca

#b3b2c7

#b6b6c3

#b9b9c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9c8 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#a9a9c6 · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#aac1bf · ΔE 21.4

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 15.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aaa8d1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaa8d1]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#aaa8d1 (#aaa8d1) is rgb(170, 168, 209) in RGB.

No, #aaa8d1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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