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#AAA5CB closest to Imperial Lilac

#AAA5CB is a light, muted purple; the closest named color is Imperial Lilac. In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 64.7% green and 79.6% blue (rgb(170, 165, 203)). Its HSL value is 248° hue, 27% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 16% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #AAA5CB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.95:1.

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Variations of #AAA5CB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#AAA5CB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#AAA5CB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AAA5CB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9DA8CA
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9DAACD
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A0A9CC
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9DA8CA
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A1A8CA
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A4ABB2
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A8A7C0
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A9A9A9
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A9A8B2

#AAA5CB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.35:1 Very poor#AAA5CB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.95:1 Very good#AAA5CB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AAA5CB in CSS

/* Imperial Lilac */
.color { color: #AAA5CB; }
.background { background-color: #AAA5CB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AAA5CB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(170 165 203);
color: hsl(248 27% 72%);
color: oklch(0.739 0.055 291.0);

#AAA5CB FAQ

What color is #AAA5CB?

#AAA5CB is a light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #AAA5CB?

#AAA5CB is rgb(170, 165, 203) in RGB, hsl(248, 27%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(16%, 19%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AAA5CB?

The complementary color of #AAA5CB is #C6CBA5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AAA5CB?

Black text has the best contrast on #AAA5CB: 8.95:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AAA5CB a warm or cool color?

#AAA5CB is a cool color.