#aaaaec

Color #aaaaec

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 19.72 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#aaaaec

RGB

rgb(170, 170, 236)

HSL

hsl(240, 63.5%, 79.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 28%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(28%, 28%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(71.79, 14.4, -32.99)

LCH

lch(71.79, 36, 293.58)

OKLCH

oklch(76.2%, 0.0941, 283.96)

HWB

hwb(240, 66.7%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ececaa

Analogous

#aacbec

#aaaaec

#cbaaec

Triadic

#aaaaec

#ecaaaa

#aaecaa

Split-complementary

#aaaaec

#eccbaa

#cbecaa

Tetradic

#aaaaec

#ecaaec

#ececaa

#aaecaa

Square

#aaaaec

#ecaacb

#ececaa

#aaeccb

Shades

Color #aaaaec mixed toward black.

#7373e0

#3b3bd3

#2525a6

#19196f

#0c0c37

Tints

Color #aaaaec mixed toward white.

#b8b8ef

#c6c6f2

#d4d4f6

#e3e3f9

#f1f1fc

Tones

Color #aaaaec mixed toward gray.

#afafe7

#b5b5e1

#babadb

#c0c0d6

#c5c5d0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaade · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#aaaadb · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#aad3d0 · ΔE 25.7

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 20.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aaaaec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaaaec]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#aaaaec (#aaaaec) is rgb(170, 170, 236) in RGB.

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

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