#a08eae

Color #a08eae

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 16.46 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a08eae

RGB

rgb(160, 142, 174)

HSL

hsl(273.8, 16.5%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.8, 18.4%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(8%, 18.4%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(61.55, 12.89, -14.3)

LCH

lch(61.55, 19.25, 312.03)

OKLCH

oklch(67.3%, 0.0506, 310.27)

HWB

hwb(273.8, 55.7%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9cae8e

Analogous

#908eae

#a08eae

#ae8eac

Triadic

#a08eae

#aea08e

#8eaea0

Split-complementary

#a08eae

#acae8e

#8eae90

Tetradic

#a08eae

#ae8e9c

#9cae8e

#8eaea0

Square

#a08eae

#ae908e

#9cae8e

#8eacae

Shades

Color #a08eae mixed toward black.

#866f98

#6c587b

#51425c

#362c3d

#1b161f

Tints

Color #a08eae mixed toward white.

#b0a1bc

#c0b4c9

#d0c7d7

#dfd9e4

#efecf2

Tones

Color #a08eae mixed toward gray.

#a091ab

#9f93a9

#9f96a6

#9f99a3

#9e9ba1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.98:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9998a7 · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#9a9ba5 · ΔE 11.9

Tritanopia

#9fa1a0 · ΔE 17

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 15.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a08eae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a08eae]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#a08eae (#a08eae) is rgb(160, 142, 174) in RGB.

No, #a08eae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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