#aaadc6

Color #aaadc6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.21 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#aaadc6

RGB

rgb(170, 173, 198)

HSL

hsl(233.6, 19.7%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(233.6, 14.1%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.1%, 12.6%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(71.22, 4.01, -13.06)

LCH

lch(71.22, 13.66, 287.07)

OKLCH

oklch(75.3%, 0.0359, 280.12)

HWB

hwb(233.6, 66.7%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6c3aa

Analogous

#aabbc6

#aaadc6

#b5aac6

Triadic

#aaadc6

#c6aaad

#adc6aa

Split-complementary

#aaadc6

#c6b5aa

#bbc6aa

Tetradic

#aaadc6

#c3aac6

#c6c3aa

#adc6aa

Square

#aaadc6

#c6aabb

#c6c3aa

#aac6b5

Shades

Color #aaadc6 mixed toward black.

#858aad

#636893

#4a4e6e

#313449

#191a25

Tints

Color #aaadc6 mixed toward white.

#b8bbd0

#c6c8d9

#d5d6e3

#e3e4ec

#f1f1f6

Tones

Color #aaadc6 mixed toward gray.

#acafc4

#afb1c1

#b1b3bf

#b3b4bd

#b6b6ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababc0 · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#ababbf · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#aabcbb · ΔE 15.1

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 10.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aaadc6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaadc6]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#aaadc6 (#aaadc6) is rgb(170, 173, 198) in RGB.

No, #aaadc6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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