#a09eb3

Color #a09eb3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.15 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a09eb3

RGB

rgb(160, 158, 179)

HSL

hsl(245.7, 12.1%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245.7, 11.7%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.6%, 11.7%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(65.89, 4.93, -10.59)

LCH

lch(65.89, 11.68, 294.96)

OKLCH

oklch(70.8%, 0.0303, 290.05)

HWB

hwb(245.7, 62%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1b39e

Analogous

#9ea7b3

#a09eb3

#ab9eb3

Triadic

#a09eb3

#b3a09e

#9eb3a0

Split-complementary

#a09eb3

#b3ab9e

#a7b39e

Tetradic

#a09eb3

#b39eb1

#b1b39e

#9eb3a0

Square

#a09eb3

#b39ea7

#b1b39e

#9eb3ab

Shades

Color #a09eb3 mixed toward black.

#817f9a

#65637e

#4c4a5e

#33313f

#19191f

Tints

Color #a09eb3 mixed toward white.

#b0aec0

#c0becc

#d0cfd9

#dfdfe6

#efeff2

Tones

Color #a09eb3 mixed toward gray.

#a1a0b1

#a3a2b0

#a4a3ae

#a6a5ac

#a7a7aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fae · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#9f9fad · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#a0aaa9 · ΔE 13.3

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 10

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a09eb3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a09eb3]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a09eb3 (#a09eb3) is rgb(160, 158, 179) in RGB.

No, #a09eb3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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