#a09ba4

Color #a09ba4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.07 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a09ba4

RGB

rgb(160, 155, 164)

HSL

hsl(273.3, 4.7%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.3, 5.5%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.4%, 5.5%, 0%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(64.64, 3.54, -4.04)

LCH

lch(64.64, 5.37, 311.23)

OKLCH

oklch(69.7%, 0.0141, 310.69)

HWB

hwb(273.3, 60.8%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fa49b

Analogous

#9b9ba4

#a09ba4

#a49ba3

Triadic

#a09ba4

#a4a09b

#9ba4a0

Split-complementary

#a09ba4

#a3a49b

#9ba49b

Tetradic

#a09ba4

#a49b9f

#9fa49b

#9ba4a0

Square

#a09ba4

#a49b9b

#9fa49b

#9ba3a4

Shades

Color #a09ba4 mixed toward black.

#857f8b

#6b656f

#504c53

#353338

#1b191c

Tints

Color #a09ba4 mixed toward white.

#b0acb3

#c0bcc2

#cfcdd1

#dfdee1

#efeef0

Tones

Color #a09ba4 mixed toward gray.

#a09ca3

#a09ca2

#a09da2

#a09ea1

#9f9fa0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ea2 · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#9e9fa1 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 5.9

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 5.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a09ba4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a09ba4]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#a09ba4 (#a09ba4) is rgb(160, 155, 164) in RGB.

No, #a09ba4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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