#aaa6c3

Color #aaa6c3

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 12.53 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#aaa6c3

RGB

rgb(170, 166, 195)

HSL

hsl(248.3, 19.5%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.3, 14.9%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.8%, 14.9%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(69.3, 7.23, -14.3)

LCH

lch(69.3, 16.02, 296.82)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.0417, 291.7)

HWB

hwb(248.3, 65.1%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfc3a6

Analogous

#a6b1c3

#aaa6c3

#b9a6c3

Triadic

#aaa6c3

#c3aaa6

#a6c3aa

Split-complementary

#aaa6c3

#c3b9a6

#b1c3a6

Tetradic

#aaa6c3

#c3a6bf

#bfc3a6

#a6c3aa

Square

#aaa6c3

#c3a6b1

#bfc3a6

#a6c3b9

Shades

Color #aaa6c3 mixed toward black.

#8882ab

#676190

#4e496c

#343048

#1a1824

Tints

Color #aaa6c3 mixed toward white.

#b8b5cd

#c6c4d7

#d5d3e1

#e3e1eb

#f1f0f5

Tones

Color #aaa6c3 mixed toward gray.

#aca8c1

#aeabbe

#afadbc

#b1b0b9

#b3b2b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8bd · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#a9a9bb · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#aab7b6 · ΔE 16.8

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aaa6c3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaa6c3]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#aaa6c3 (#aaa6c3) is rgb(170, 166, 195) in RGB.

No, #aaa6c3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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