#a09aa5

Color #a09aa5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.14 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a09aa5

RGB

rgb(160, 154, 165)

HSL

hsl(272.7, 5.8%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.7, 6.7%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(3%, 6.7%, 0%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(64.4, 4.29, -4.95)

LCH

lch(64.4, 6.55, 310.91)

OKLCH

oklch(69.5%, 0.0172, 310.06)

HWB

hwb(272.7, 60.4%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fa59a

Analogous

#9a9aa5

#a09aa5

#a59aa4

Triadic

#a09aa5

#a5a09a

#9aa5a0

Split-complementary

#a09aa5

#a4a59a

#9aa59a

Tetradic

#a09aa5

#a59a9f

#9fa59a

#9aa5a0

Square

#a09aa5

#a59a9a

#9fa59a

#9aa4a5

Shades

Color #a09aa5 mixed toward black.

#857e8c

#6b6470

#504b54

#353238

#1b191c

Tints

Color #a09aa5 mixed toward white.

#b0abb4

#c0bcc3

#cfccd2

#dfdde1

#efeef0

Tones

Color #a09aa5 mixed toward gray.

#a09ba4

#a09ca3

#a09da2

#a09ea1

#9f9ea0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9da2 · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#9e9ea2 · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 6.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a09aa5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a09aa5]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#a09aa5 (#a09aa5) is rgb(160, 154, 165) in RGB.

No, #a09aa5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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