#a09faf

Color #a09faf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.45 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a09faf

RGB

rgb(160, 159, 175)

HSL

hsl(243.8, 9.1%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(243.8, 9.1%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.6%, 9.1%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(66.03, 3.54, -8.15)

LCH

lch(66.03, 8.89, 293.48)

OKLCH

oklch(70.9%, 0.0231, 288.67)

HWB

hwb(243.8, 62.4%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aeaf9f

Analogous

#9fa6af

#a09faf

#a89faf

Triadic

#a09faf

#afa09f

#9fafa0

Split-complementary

#a09faf

#afa89f

#a6af9f

Tetradic

#a09faf

#af9fae

#aeaf9f

#9fafa0

Square

#a09faf

#af9fa6

#aeaf9f

#9fafa8

Shades

Color #a09faf mixed toward black.

#828196

#676579

#4d4c5b

#33333d

#1a191e

Tints

Color #a09faf mixed toward white.

#b0afbc

#c0bfca

#d0cfd7

#dfdfe4

#efeff2

Tones

Color #a09faf mixed toward gray.

#a1a0ae

#a2a2ac

#a4a3ab

#a5a4aa

#a6a6a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0ab · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#a0a0aa · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#a0a8a8 · ΔE 10.3

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a09faf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a09faf]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a09faf (#a09faf) is rgb(160, 159, 175) in RGB.

No, #a09faf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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