#a08cac

Color #a08cac

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 16.9 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a08cac

RGB

rgb(160, 140, 172)

HSL

hsl(277.5, 16.2%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.5, 18.6%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(7%, 18.6%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(60.97, 13.61, -14.05)

LCH

lch(60.97, 19.56, 314.09)

OKLCH

oklch(66.9%, 0.0517, 312.8)

HWB

hwb(277.5, 54.9%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98ac8c

Analogous

#908cac

#a08cac

#ac8ca8

Triadic

#a08cac

#aca08c

#8caca0

Split-complementary

#a08cac

#a8ac8c

#8cac90

Tetradic

#a08cac

#ac8c98

#98ac8c

#8caca0

Square

#a08cac

#ac908c

#98ac8c

#8ca8ac

Shades

Color #a08cac mixed toward black.

#876e96

#6c5779

#51415b

#362c3c

#1b161e

Tints

Color #a08cac mixed toward white.

#b09fba

#c0b2c8

#d0c6d6

#dfd9e3

#efecf1

Tones

Color #a08cac mixed toward gray.

#9f8fa9

#9f91a7

#9e94a4

#9d97a1

#9d999f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.84:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9898a5 · ΔE 10.9

Deuteranopia

#999aa3 · ΔE 12.7

Tritanopia

#9f9f9e · ΔE 17.1

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 15.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a08cac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a08cac]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a08cac (#a08cac) is rgb(160, 140, 172) in RGB.

No, #a08cac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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