#a09dbe

Color #a09dbe

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 15.29 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a09dbe

RGB

rgb(160, 157, 190)

HSL

hsl(245.5, 20.2%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245.5, 17.4%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.8%, 17.4%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(65.99, 7.86, -16.59)

LCH

lch(65.99, 18.36, 295.35)

OKLCH

oklch(71%, 0.0478, 289.31)

HWB

hwb(245.5, 61.6%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbbe9d

Analogous

#9daabe

#a09dbe

#b09dbe

Triadic

#a09dbe

#bea09d

#9dbea0

Split-complementary

#a09dbe

#beb09d

#aabe9d

Tetradic

#a09dbe

#be9dbb

#bbbe9d

#9dbea0

Square

#a09dbe

#be9daa

#bbbe9d

#9dbeb0

Shades

Color #a09dbe mixed toward black.

#7e7aa7

#615c8b

#484568

#302e45

#181723

Tints

Color #a09dbe mixed toward white.

#b0adc9

#c0bed4

#cfcede

#dfdee9

#efeff4

Tones

Color #a09dbe mixed toward gray.

#a2a0bb

#a4a2b8

#a7a5b6

#a9a8b3

#ababb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fb7 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#9f9fb5 · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#a0b1af · ΔE 19

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 13.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a09dbe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a09dbe]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a09dbe (#a09dbe) is rgb(160, 157, 190) in RGB.

No, #a09dbe is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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