#aaa8d8

Color #aaa8d8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 16.89 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#aaa8d8

RGB

rgb(170, 168, 216)

HSL

hsl(242.5, 38.1%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(242.5, 22.2%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.3%, 22.2%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(70.53, 10.78, -24)

LCH

lch(70.53, 26.31, 294.19)

OKLCH

oklch(75%, 0.0686, 286.51)

HWB

hwb(242.5, 65.9%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d6d8a8

Analogous

#a8bed8

#aaa8d8

#c2a8d8

Triadic

#aaa8d8

#d8aaa8

#a8d8aa

Split-complementary

#aaa8d8

#d8c2a8

#bed8a8

Tetradic

#aaa8d8

#d8a8d6

#d6d8a8

#a8d8aa

Square

#aaa8d8

#d8a8be

#d6d8a8

#a8d8c2

Shades

Color #aaa8d8 mixed toward black.

#7f7cc4

#5450b0

#3e3b85

#2a2858

#15142c

Tints

Color #aaa8d8 mixed toward white.

#b8b7df

#c6c5e5

#d5d4ec

#e3e2f2

#f1f1f9

Tones

Color #aaa8d8 mixed toward gray.

#aeacd4

#b1b0d0

#b5b4cc

#b9b8c8

#bcbcc4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9ce · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#a9a9cb · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#aac5c3 · ΔE 22.9

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 17.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aaa8d8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaa8d8]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#aaa8d8 (#aaa8d8) is rgb(170, 168, 216) in RGB.

No, #aaa8d8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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