#a09cb1

Color #a09cb1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.27 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a09cb1

RGB

rgb(160, 156, 177)

HSL

hsl(251.4, 11.9%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(251.4, 11.9%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.6%, 11.9%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(65.3, 5.62, -10.36)

LCH

lch(65.3, 11.79, 298.48)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.0306, 294.3)

HWB

hwb(251.4, 61.2%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adb19c

Analogous

#9ca3b1

#a09cb1

#ab9cb1

Triadic

#a09cb1

#b1a09c

#9cb1a0

Split-complementary

#a09cb1

#b1ab9c

#a3b19c

Tetradic

#a09cb1

#b19cad

#adb19c

#9cb1a0

Square

#a09cb1

#b19ca3

#adb19c

#9cb1ab

Shades

Color #a09cb1 mixed toward black.

#827d99

#67627c

#4d495d

#33313e

#1a181f

Tints

Color #a09cb1 mixed toward white.

#b0acbe

#c0bdcb

#cfcdd8

#dfdee5

#efeef2

Tones

Color #a09cb1 mixed toward gray.

#a19eaf

#a29fae

#a3a1ac

#a4a3aa

#a5a5a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9eac · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#9f9fab · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#a0a8a7 · ΔE 13.2

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 10.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a09cb1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a09cb1]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a09cb1 (#a09cb1) is rgb(160, 156, 177) in RGB.

No, #a09cb1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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