#aaa5e0

Color #aaa5e0

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.83 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#aaa5e0

RGB

rgb(170, 165, 224)

HSL

hsl(245.1, 48.8%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245.1, 26.3%, 87.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.1%, 26.3%, 0%, 12.2%)

LAB

lab(70.06, 14.32, -29.1)

LCH

lch(70.06, 32.43, 296.2)

OKLCH

oklch(74.7%, 0.0844, 288.09)

HWB

hwb(245.1, 64.7%, 12.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbe0a5

Analogous

#a5bee0

#aaa5e0

#c8a5e0

Triadic

#aaa5e0

#e0aaa5

#a5e0aa

Split-complementary

#aaa5e0

#e0c8a5

#bee0a5

Tetradic

#aaa5e0

#e0a5db

#dbe0a5

#a5e0aa

Square

#aaa5e0

#e0a5be

#dbe0a5

#a5e0c8

Shades

Color #aaa5e0 mixed toward black.

#7d75cf

#4f45bf

#3a3291

#272161

#131130

Tints

Color #aaa5e0 mixed toward white.

#b8b4e5

#c6c3ea

#d5d2f0

#e3e1f5

#f1f0fa

Tones

Color #aaa5e0 mixed toward gray.

#aeaadb

#b2afd6

#b6b4d1

#bab9cc

#bebec7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8d4 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#a8a9d1 · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#aac9c7 · ΔE 24.5

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 19.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aaa5e0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaa5e0]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#aaa5e0 (#aaa5e0) is rgb(170, 165, 224) in RGB.

No, #aaa5e0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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