#a19cb5

Color #a19cb5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 13.24 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a19cb5

RGB

rgb(161, 156, 181)

HSL

hsl(252, 14.5%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 13.8%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(11%, 13.8%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(65.51, 6.81, -12.28)

LCH

lch(65.51, 14.04, 299.01)

OKLCH

oklch(70.5%, 0.0364, 294.67)

HWB

hwb(252, 61.2%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0b59c

Analogous

#9ca4b5

#a19cb5

#ae9cb5

Triadic

#a19cb5

#b5a19c

#9cb5a1

Split-complementary

#a19cb5

#b5ae9c

#a4b59c

Tetradic

#a19cb5

#b59cb0

#b0b59c

#9cb5a1

Square

#a19cb5

#b59ca4

#b0b59c

#9cb5ae

Shades

Color #a19cb5 mixed toward black.

#827c9d

#676081

#4d4860

#333040

#1a1820

Tints

Color #a19cb5 mixed toward white.

#b1adc1

#c0bdce

#d0ceda

#e0dee6

#efeff3

Tones

Color #a19cb5 mixed toward gray.

#a29eb3

#a4a0b1

#a5a2af

#a6a4ad

#a7a6ab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9faf · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#9fa0ae · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#a1abaa · ΔE 15.3

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 11.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a19cb5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a19cb5]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a19cb5 (#a19cb5) is rgb(161, 156, 181) in RGB.

No, #a19cb5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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