#a88aa2

Color #a88aa2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 15.33 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a88aa2

RGB

rgb(168, 138, 162)

HSL

hsl(312, 14.7%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(312, 17.9%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.9%, 3.6%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(60.88, 15.58, -8.41)

LCH

lch(60.88, 17.7, 331.64)

OKLCH

oklch(66.9%, 0.0494, 333.02)

HWB

hwb(312, 54.1%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8aa890

Analogous

#9f8aa8

#a88aa2

#a88a93

Triadic

#a88aa2

#a2a88a

#8aa2a8

Split-complementary

#a88aa2

#93a88a

#8aa89f

Tetradic

#a88aa2

#a8908a

#8aa890

#8aa2a8

Square

#a88aa2

#a89f8a

#8aa890

#8a93a8

Shades

Color #a88aa2 mixed toward black.

#926d8b

#75576f

#584153

#3a2c37

#1d161c

Tints

Color #a88aa2 mixed toward white.

#b69eb1

#c5b1c1

#d3c5d0

#e2d8e0

#f0ecef

Tones

Color #a88aa2 mixed toward gray.

#a58da0

#a38f9f

#a0929d

#9e949c

#9b979a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.82:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9c9d · ΔE 15.8

Deuteranopia

#9ea09b · ΔE 20.8

Tritanopia

#a79897 · ΔE 11.9

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 15.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a88aa2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a88aa2]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#a88aa2 (#a88aa2) is rgb(168, 138, 162) in RGB.

No, #a88aa2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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