#a09dab

Color #a09dab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.77 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a09dab

RGB

rgb(160, 157, 171)

HSL

hsl(252.9, 7.7%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.9, 8.2%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.4%, 8.2%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(65.38, 3.83, -6.88)

LCH

lch(65.38, 7.87, 299.1)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.0204, 295.81)

HWB

hwb(252.9, 61.6%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8ab9d

Analogous

#9da1ab

#a09dab

#a79dab

Triadic

#a09dab

#aba09d

#9daba0

Split-complementary

#a09dab

#aba79d

#a1ab9d

Tetradic

#a09dab

#ab9da8

#a8ab9d

#9daba0

Square

#a09dab

#ab9da1

#a8ab9d

#9daba7

Shades

Color #a09dab mixed toward black.

#838092

#696576

#4e4c58

#34323b

#1a191d

Tints

Color #a09dab mixed toward white.

#b0adb9

#c0bec7

#cfced5

#dfdee3

#efeff1

Tones

Color #a09dab mixed toward gray.

#a19eaa

#a19fa9

#a2a0a7

#a3a2a6

#a3a3a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fa8 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#9f9fa7 · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#a0a5a5 · ΔE 9.1

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 7.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a09dab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a09dab]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a09dab (#a09dab) is rgb(160, 157, 171) in RGB.

No, #a09dab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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