#aaadcb

Color #aaadcb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.52 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#aaadcb

RGB

rgb(170, 173, 203)

HSL

hsl(234.5, 24.1%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(234.5, 16.3%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.3%, 14.8%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(71.38, 5.09, -15.57)

LCH

lch(71.38, 16.38, 288.1)

OKLCH

oklch(75.5%, 0.0431, 280.84)

HWB

hwb(234.5, 66.7%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbc8aa

Analogous

#aabdcb

#aaadcb

#b7aacb

Triadic

#aaadcb

#cbaaad

#adcbaa

Split-complementary

#aaadcb

#cbb7aa

#bdcbaa

Tetradic

#aaadcb

#c8aacb

#cbc8aa

#adcbaa

Square

#aaadcb

#cbaabd

#cbc8aa

#aacbb7

Shades

Color #aaadcb mixed toward black.

#8388b3

#5e649a

#474b74

#2f324d

#181927

Tints

Color #aaadcb mixed toward white.

#b8bbd4

#c6c8dc

#d4d6e5

#e3e4ee

#f1f1f6

Tones

Color #aaadcb mixed toward gray.

#adafc8

#afb1c5

#b2b4c3

#b5b6c0

#b8b8bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababc4 · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#ababc3 · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#aabfbe · ΔE 17.2

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 12.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aaadcb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaadcb]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#aaadcb (#aaadcb) is rgb(170, 173, 203) in RGB.

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

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