#aeaab4

Color #aeaab4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.76 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#aeaab4

RGB

rgb(174, 170, 180)

HSL

hsl(264, 6.3%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264, 5.6%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.3%, 5.6%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(70.21, 3.32, -4.61)

LCH

lch(70.21, 5.68, 305.76)

OKLCH

oklch(74.4%, 0.0148, 304.01)

HWB

hwb(264, 66.7%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0b4aa

Analogous

#aaabb4

#aeaab4

#b3aab4

Triadic

#aeaab4

#b4aeaa

#aab4ae

Split-complementary

#aeaab4

#b4b3aa

#abb4aa

Tetradic

#aeaab4

#b4aab0

#b0b4aa

#aab4ae

Square

#aeaab4

#b4aaab

#b0b4aa

#aab4b3

Shades

Color #aeaab4 mixed toward black.

#908b99

#736d7c

#56525d

#3a373e

#1d1b1f

Tints

Color #aeaab4 mixed toward white.

#bbb8c0

#c9c6cd

#d6d4d9

#e4e3e6

#f1f1f2

Tones

Color #aeaab4 mixed toward gray.

#aeabb3

#aeacb2

#aeacb1

#afadb1

#afaeb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacb2 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#adadb1 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#aeb0af · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 5.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aeaab4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aeaab4]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#aeaab4 (#aeaab4) is rgb(174, 170, 180) in RGB.

No, #aeaab4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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