#aaa8bb

Color #aaa8bb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.47 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#aaa8bb

RGB

rgb(170, 168, 187)

HSL

hsl(246.3, 12.3%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.3, 10.2%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.1%, 10.2%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(69.57, 4.45, -9.47)

LCH

lch(69.57, 10.46, 295.17)

OKLCH

oklch(73.9%, 0.0271, 290.51)

HWB

hwb(246.3, 65.9%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9bba8

Analogous

#a8afbb

#aaa8bb

#b3a8bb

Triadic

#aaa8bb

#bbaaa8

#a8bbaa

Split-complementary

#aaa8bb

#bbb3a8

#afbba8

Tetradic

#aaa8bb

#bba8b9

#b9bba8

#a8bbaa

Square

#aaa8bb

#bba8af

#b9bba8

#a8bbb3

Shades

Color #aaa8bb mixed toward black.

#8987a1

#6b6885

#504e64

#353442

#1b1a21

Tints

Color #aaa8bb mixed toward white.

#b8b6c6

#c6c5d2

#d4d3dd

#e3e2e8

#f1f0f4

Tones

Color #aaa8bb mixed toward gray.

#abaab9

#acabb8

#aeadb6

#afaeb5

#b0b0b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9b7 · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#a9a9b6 · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#aab3b2 · ΔE 12.2

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 9.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aaa8bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaa8bb]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#aaa8bb (#aaa8bb) is rgb(170, 168, 187) in RGB.

No, #aaa8bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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