#aaa8bf

Color #aaa8bf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 11.56 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#aaa8bf

RGB

rgb(170, 168, 191)

HSL

hsl(245.2, 15.2%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245.2, 12%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(11%, 12%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(69.69, 5.28, -11.49)

LCH

lch(69.69, 12.65, 294.68)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.0329, 289.54)

HWB

hwb(245.2, 65.9%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdbfa8

Analogous

#a8b2bf

#aaa8bf

#b6a8bf

Triadic

#aaa8bf

#bfaaa8

#a8bfaa

Split-complementary

#aaa8bf

#bfb6a8

#b2bfa8

Tetradic

#aaa8bf

#bfa8bd

#bdbfa8

#a8bfaa

Square

#aaa8bf

#bfa8b2

#bdbfa8

#a8bfb6

Shades

Color #aaa8bf mixed toward black.

#8886a6

#69658a

#4e4c67

#343345

#1a1922

Tints

Color #aaa8bf mixed toward white.

#b8b7ca

#c6c5d4

#d5d4df

#e3e2ea

#f1f1f4

Tones

Color #aaa8bf mixed toward gray.

#acaabd

#adacbb

#afaeb9

#b0b0b7

#b2b2b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9ba · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#a9a9b8 · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#aab6b5 · ΔE 14.4

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 10.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aaa8bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaa8bf]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#aaa8bf (#aaa8bf) is rgb(170, 168, 191) in RGB.

No, #aaa8bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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