#a08eb3

Color #a08eb3

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 18.15 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a08eb3

RGB

rgb(160, 142, 179)

HSL

hsl(269.2, 19.6%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(269.2, 20.7%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.6%, 20.7%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(61.72, 13.95, -16.88)

LCH

lch(61.72, 21.9, 309.57)

OKLCH

oklch(67.5%, 0.0573, 306.91)

HWB

hwb(269.2, 55.7%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1b38e

Analogous

#8e8eb3

#a08eb3

#b28eb3

Triadic

#a08eb3

#b3a08e

#8eb3a0

Split-complementary

#a08eb3

#b3b28e

#8eb38e

Tetradic

#a08eb3

#b38ea1

#a1b38e

#8eb3a0

Square

#a08eb3

#b38e8e

#a1b38e

#8eb3b2

Shades

Color #a08eb3 mixed toward black.

#856e9d

#6a5680

#504060

#352b40

#1b1520

Tints

Color #a08eb3 mixed toward white.

#b0a1c0

#c0b4cc

#cfc6d9

#dfd9e6

#efecf2

Tones

Color #a08eb3 mixed toward gray.

#a091b0

#a094ad

#a097aa

#a09aa7

#a09da3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9998ab · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#9a9ba9 · ΔE 11.4

Tritanopia

#9fa4a3 · ΔE 18.9

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 16.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a08eb3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a08eb3]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#a08eb3 (#a08eb3) is rgb(160, 142, 179) in RGB.

No, #a08eb3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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