#aaa8ff Color Information

#aaa8ff Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #aaa8ff. In RGB, it consists of 66.7% Red, 65.9% Green, and 100.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 33.3% Cyan, 34.1% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 0% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 241.4°, with saturation of 100% and lightness of 82.9%. The decimal value for #aaa8ff is 11184383, and its nearest "web safe" color is #9999ff. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #aaa8ff is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#aaa8ff Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color170, 168, 255 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color66.7%, 65.9%, 100.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.333, 0.341, 0.000 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.333, 0.341, 0, 0 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color241.4°, 100.0%, 82.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color241.4°, 34.1%, 100.0% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color48.630, 43.771, 100.493 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color170, 168, 255 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11184383 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color72.075, 20.272, -42.871 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)72.075, 47.423, 295.307 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color72.075, -4.319, -72.156 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color66.160, 15.425, -43.746 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.252, 0.227, 43.771 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289374463 / 0xffaaa8ff Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#9999ff Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #aaa8ff

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #aaa8ff, its pure hue is 241.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, and its lightness is 82.9%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #aaa8ff, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #151520 to #9593df.

Tints of #aaa8ff

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #aaa8ff, its pure hue is 241.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, and its lightness is 82.9%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #aaa8ff, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b5b3ff to #f4f4ff.

Tones of #aaa8ff

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #aaa8ff, its pure hue is 241.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 100.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #aaa8ff, which range from #d4d4d4 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #aaa8ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #aaa8ff

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #aaa8ff! For #aaa8ff, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #aaa8ff. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #aaa8ff

This color, #aaa8ff, consists of 66.7% Red, 65.9% Green, and 100.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 170, Green = 168, Blue = 255. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #aaa8ff is 33.3% Cyan, 34.1% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 0% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R66.7%
C33.3%
G65.9%
M34.1%
B100.0%
Y0.0%
K0.0%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 170 168 255
Octal 252 250 377
Hexa #aa #a8 #ff
Binary 10101010 10101000 11111111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 33 34 0 0
Octal 41 42 0 0
Hexa #21 #22 #00 #00
Binary 00100001 00100010 00000000 00000000

Analogous Colors of #aaa8ff

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #aaa8ff — which has hue 241.4° — its analogous colors are located at 211.4° and 271.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aaa8ff.

Triadic Colors of #aaa8ff

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #aaa8ff — which has hue 241.4° — its triadic colors are located at 1.4° and 241.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aaa8ff.

Complementary Color of #aaa8ff

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #aaa8ff — which has hue 241.4° — its complementary color is located at 61.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aaa8ff.

Split Complementary Colors of #aaa8ff

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #aaa8ff — which has hue 241.4° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 31.4° and 241.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aaa8ff.

Tetradic Colors of #aaa8ff

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #aaa8ff — which has hue 241.4° — its tetradic colors are located at 151.4°, 241.4°, 331.4°, and 61.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aaa8ff.

Monochromatic Colors of #aaa8ff

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #aaa8ff, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #807dff — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d5d4ff (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #aaa8ff

We want to make getting started with #aaa8ff on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #aaa8ff into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #aaa8ff can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #aaa8ff with other HTML elements.

#aaa8ff Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #aaa8ff.
<span style="color: #aaa8ff;">The color of this text is #aaa8ff.</span>

#aaa8ff Background Color

The background color for this text is #aaa8ff.
<div style="background-color: #aaa8ff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #aaa8ff.</div>

#aaa8ff Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #aaa8ff.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #aaa8ff;">This color for the shadow of this text is #aaa8ff.</span>

#aaa8ff Border Color

This is a div with border color #aaa8ff.
<div style="border: #aaa8ff 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #aaa8ff.</div>

#aaa8ff Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #aaa8ff on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #aaa8ff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #aaa8ff on a white background.</div></div>

#aaa8ff Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #aaa8ff on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #aaa8ff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #aaa8ff on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #aaa8ff to White

This is a gradient from #aaa8ff to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#aaa8ff,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#aaa8ff,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#aaa8ff,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#aaa8ff,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #aaa8ff to white.</div>

Gradient from #aaa8ff to Black

This is a gradient from #aaa8ff to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#aaa8ff,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#aaa8ff,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#aaa8ff,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#aaa8ff,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #aaa8ff to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #aaa8ff

In addition to using #aaa8ff on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #aaa8ff in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #aaa8ff, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 170, Green = 168, Blue = 255). If you need details about the color coordinates of #aaa8ff in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #aaa8ff
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(170, 168, 255)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #aaa8ff; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #aaa8ff; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #aaa8ff; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(170, 168, 255);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#aaa8ff")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:170, green:168, blue:255, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:170 green:168 blue:255 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(170f, 168f, 255f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(170, 168, 255);
 

#aaa8ff Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #aaa8ff the same way. For those with color blindness, #aaa8ff might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #aaa8ff looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #aaa8ff is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #aaa8ff looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #aaa8ff will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #aaa8ff is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.2:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text