#a09aae

Color #a09aae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.21 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a09aae

RGB

rgb(160, 154, 174)

HSL

hsl(258, 11%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258, 11.5%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(8%, 11.5%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(64.68, 6.12, -9.61)

LCH

lch(64.68, 11.39, 302.49)

OKLCH

oklch(69.8%, 0.0296, 299.34)

HWB

hwb(258, 60.4%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8ae9a

Analogous

#9a9eae

#a09aae

#aa9aae

Triadic

#a09aae

#aea09a

#9aaea0

Split-complementary

#a09aae

#aeaa9a

#9eae9a

Tetradic

#a09aae

#ae9aa8

#a8ae9a

#9aaea0

Square

#a09aae

#ae9a9e

#a8ae9a

#9aaeaa

Shades

Color #a09aae mixed toward black.

#837c96

#696179

#4e495b

#34313d

#1a181e

Tints

Color #a09aae mixed toward white.

#b0abbb

#c0bcc9

#cfccd6

#dfdde4

#efeef1

Tones

Color #a09aae mixed toward gray.

#a19cac

#a19dab

#a29fa9

#a3a1a7

#a3a2a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9da9 · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#9e9ea8 · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#a0a6a5 · ΔE 12.8

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 10.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a09aae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a09aae]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#a09aae (#a09aae) is rgb(160, 154, 174) in RGB.

No, #a09aae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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