#aea3c5

Color #aea3c5

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.29 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#aea3c5

RGB

rgb(174, 163, 197)

HSL

hsl(259.4, 22.7%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(259.4, 17.3%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.7%, 17.3%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(68.91, 10.64, -15.95)

LCH

lch(68.91, 19.17, 303.71)

OKLCH

oklch(73.6%, 0.0499, 299.96)

HWB

hwb(259.4, 63.9%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bac5a3

Analogous

#a3a9c5

#aea3c5

#bfa3c5

Triadic

#aea3c5

#c5aea3

#a3c5ae

Split-complementary

#aea3c5

#c5bfa3

#a9c5a3

Tetradic

#aea3c5

#c5a3ba

#bac5a3

#a3c5ae

Square

#aea3c5

#c5a3a9

#bac5a3

#a3c5bf

Shades

Color #aea3c5 mixed toward black.

#8e7eae

#6e5d93

#53466e

#372e4a

#1c1725

Tints

Color #aea3c5 mixed toward white.

#bcb2cf

#c9c2d8

#d7d1e2

#e4e0ec

#f2f0f5

Tones

Color #aea3c5 mixed toward gray.

#afa6c2

#b0a9bf

#b1acbd

#b2aeba

#b3b1b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9bd · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#aaabbc · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#adb7b6 · ΔE 18.5

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 14.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aea3c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aea3c5]

Related colors

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Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#aea3c5 (#aea3c5) is rgb(174, 163, 197) in RGB.

No, #aea3c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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