#a89aaa

Color #a89aaa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.12 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a89aaa

RGB

rgb(168, 154, 170)

HSL

hsl(292.5, 8.6%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(292.5, 9.4%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.2%, 9.4%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(65.23, 8.11, -6.46)

LCH

lch(65.23, 10.37, 321.46)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.0279, 321.98)

HWB

hwb(292.5, 60.4%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9caa9a

Analogous

#a09aaa

#a89aaa

#aa9aa4

Triadic

#a89aaa

#aaa89a

#9aaaa8

Split-complementary

#a89aaa

#a4aa9a

#9aaaa0

Tetradic

#a89aaa

#aa9a9c

#9caa9a

#9aaaa8

Square

#a89aaa

#aaa09a

#9caa9a

#9aa4aa

Shades

Color #a89aaa mixed toward black.

#8f7d91

#736375

#564a58

#39313b

#1d191d

Tints

Color #a89aaa mixed toward white.

#b6abb8

#c5bcc6

#d3ccd4

#e2dde3

#f0eef1

Tones

Color #a89aaa mixed toward gray.

#a79ba9

#a69da7

#a59ea6

#a49fa5

#a3a1a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2a6 · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#a3a4a5 · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#a7a3a3 · ΔE 9.3

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 10.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a89aaa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a89aaa]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#a89aaa (#a89aaa) is rgb(168, 154, 170) in RGB.

No, #a89aaa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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