#aaadcd

Color #aaadcd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 9.86 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#aaadcd

RGB

rgb(170, 173, 205)

HSL

hsl(234.9, 25.9%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(234.9, 17.1%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.1%, 15.6%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(71.45, 5.53, -16.57)

LCH

lch(71.45, 17.47, 288.46)

OKLCH

oklch(75.6%, 0.0459, 281.06)

HWB

hwb(234.9, 66.7%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdcaaa

Analogous

#aabecd

#aaadcd

#b8aacd

Triadic

#aaadcd

#cdaaad

#adcdaa

Split-complementary

#aaadcd

#cdb8aa

#becdaa

Tetradic

#aaadcd

#caaacd

#cdcaaa

#adcdaa

Square

#aaadcd

#cdaabe

#cdcaaa

#aacdb8

Shades

Color #aaadcd mixed toward black.

#8387b6

#5d629d

#454a76

#2e314f

#171927

Tints

Color #aaadcd mixed toward white.

#b8bbd5

#c6c8de

#d4d6e6

#e3e4ee

#f1f1f7

Tones

Color #aaadcd mixed toward gray.

#adafca

#b0b2c7

#b3b4c4

#b6b7c1

#b9b9be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababc6 · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#ababc4 · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#aac0bf · ΔE 17.9

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 13.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aaadcd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaadcd]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#aaadcd (#aaadcd) is rgb(170, 173, 205) in RGB.

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

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