Close to Heather
#AAA3BD
#AAA3BD is a light, soft, grayish purple, close to the color Heather. In RGB it’s made of 66.7% red, 63.9% green, and 74.1% blue. Its hue is 256°, with 16% saturation and 69% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #AAA3BD.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.42:1 FailBlack text on this color
8.68:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.42:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.68:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #AAA3BD as they’d see it.
#AAA3BD in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #AAA3BD
What color is #AAA3BD?
#AAA3BD is a light, soft, grayish purple, close to the color Heather. In RGB it’s made of 66.7% red, 63.9% green, and 74.1% blue. Its hue is 256°, with 16% saturation and 69% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #AAA3BD in RGB?
#AAA3BD is rgb(170, 163, 189): 170 red, 163 green, and 189 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #AAA3BD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(10, 14, 0, 26). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #AAA3BD?
PANTONE 2660 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #AAA3BD?
Its complement #A3AA90 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.