#a09bbf

Color #a09bbf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 16.4 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a09bbf

RGB

rgb(160, 155, 191)

HSL

hsl(248.3, 22%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.3, 18.8%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.2%, 18.8%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(65.5, 9.21, -17.89)

LCH

lch(65.5, 20.12, 297.24)

OKLCH

oklch(70.6%, 0.0523, 291.41)

HWB

hwb(248.3, 60.8%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#babf9b

Analogous

#9ba8bf

#a09bbf

#b29bbf

Triadic

#a09bbf

#bfa09b

#9bbfa0

Split-complementary

#a09bbf

#bfb29b

#a8bf9b

Tetradic

#a09bbf

#bf9bba

#babf9b

#9bbfa0

Square

#a09bbf

#bf9ba8

#babf9b

#9bbfb2

Shades

Color #a09bbf mixed toward black.

#7e78a8

#615a8d

#494369

#302d46

#181623

Tints

Color #a09bbf mixed toward white.

#b0acca

#c0bcd4

#cfcddf

#dfdeea

#efeef4

Tones

Color #a09bbf mixed toward gray.

#a29ebc

#a4a1b9

#a6a4b6

#a9a7b3

#abaab0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9eb7 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#9e9fb5 · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#a0b1af · ΔE 20.1

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 14.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a09bbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a09bbf]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a09bbf (#a09bbf) is rgb(160, 155, 191) in RGB.

No, #a09bbf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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