#aaa8d2

Color #aaa8d2

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 14.63 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#aaa8d2

RGB

rgb(170, 168, 210)

HSL

hsl(242.9, 31.8%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(242.9, 20%, 82.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(19%, 20%, 0%, 17.6%)

LAB

lab(70.32, 9.41, -21.02)

LCH

lch(70.32, 23.03, 294.12)

OKLCH

oklch(74.8%, 0.06, 287.05)

HWB

hwb(242.9, 65.9%, 17.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d0d2a8

Analogous

#a8bbd2

#aaa8d2

#bfa8d2

Triadic

#aaa8d2

#d2aaa8

#a8d2aa

Split-complementary

#aaa8d2

#d2bfa8

#bbd2a8

Tetradic

#aaa8d2

#d2a8d0

#d0d2a8

#a8d2aa

Square

#aaa8d2

#d2a8bb

#d0d2a8

#a8d2bf

Shades

Color #aaa8d2 mixed toward black.

#817ebc

#5a56a6

#43407d

#2d2b53

#16152a

Tints

Color #aaa8d2 mixed toward white.

#b8b6d9

#c6c5e1

#d4d3e8

#e3e2f0

#f1f0f7

Tones

Color #aaa8d2 mixed toward gray.

#adabce

#b0afcb

#b3b2c7

#b7b6c4

#bab9c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9c9 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#a9a9c7 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#aac1c0 · ΔE 21.2

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 16.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aaa8d2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaa8d2]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#aaa8d2 (#aaa8d2) is rgb(170, 168, 210) in RGB.

No, #aaa8d2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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