#aea6cc

Color #aea6cc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.89 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#aea6cc

RGB

rgb(174, 166, 204)

HSL

hsl(252.6, 27.1%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.6, 18.6%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.7%, 18.6%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(69.92, 10.47, -18.3)

LCH

lch(69.92, 21.08, 299.78)

OKLCH

oklch(74.5%, 0.0548, 294.69)

HWB

hwb(252.6, 65.1%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4cca6

Analogous

#a6b1cc

#aea6cc

#c1a6cc

Triadic

#aea6cc

#ccaea6

#a6ccae

Split-complementary

#aea6cc

#ccc1a6

#b1cca6

Tetradic

#aea6cc

#cca6c4

#c4cca6

#a6ccae

Square

#aea6cc

#cca6b1

#c4cca6

#a6ccc1

Shades

Color #aea6cc mixed toward black.

#8a7fb5

#685a9d

#4e4375

#342d4e

#1a1627

Tints

Color #aea6cc mixed toward white.

#bbb5d4

#c9c4dd

#d6d2e5

#e4e1ee

#f1f0f6

Tones

Color #aea6cc mixed toward gray.

#b0a9c9

#b2acc6

#b3afc2

#b5b3bf

#b7b6bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababc4 · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#abacc2 · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#aebdbb · ΔE 20.3

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 15.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aea6cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aea6cc]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#aea6cc (#aea6cc) is rgb(174, 166, 204) in RGB.

No, #aea6cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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