#a09dad

Color #a09dad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.75 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a09dad

RGB

rgb(160, 157, 173)

HSL

hsl(251.2, 8.9%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(251.2, 9.2%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.5%, 9.2%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(65.44, 4.24, -7.91)

LCH

lch(65.44, 8.97, 298.19)

OKLCH

oklch(70.4%, 0.0233, 294.36)

HWB

hwb(251.2, 61.6%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aaad9d

Analogous

#9da2ad

#a09dad

#a89dad

Triadic

#a09dad

#ada09d

#9dada0

Split-complementary

#a09dad

#ada89d

#a2ad9d

Tetradic

#a09dad

#ad9daa

#aaad9d

#9dada0

Square

#a09dad

#ad9da2

#aaad9d

#9dada8

Shades

Color #a09dad mixed toward black.

#837f94

#686478

#4e4b5a

#34323c

#1a191e

Tints

Color #a09dad mixed toward white.

#b0adbb

#c0bec8

#cfced6

#dfdee4

#efeff1

Tones

Color #a09dad mixed toward gray.

#a19eac

#a2a0aa

#a2a1a9

#a3a2a8

#a4a4a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fa9 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#9f9fa8 · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#a0a6a6 · ΔE 10.2

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 8.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a09dad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a09dad]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a09dad (#a09dad) is rgb(160, 157, 173) in RGB.

No, #a09dad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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