#a89bbf

Color #a89bbf

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 15.92 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#a89bbf

RGB

rgb(168, 155, 191)

HSL

hsl(261.7, 22%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(261.7, 18.8%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(12%, 18.8%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(66.16, 11.84, -16.83)

LCH

lch(66.16, 20.58, 305.13)

OKLCH

oklch(71.3%, 0.0535, 301.55)

HWB

hwb(261.7, 60.8%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2bf9b

Analogous

#9ba0bf

#a89bbf

#ba9bbf

Triadic

#a89bbf

#bfa89b

#9bbfa8

Split-complementary

#a89bbf

#bfba9b

#a0bf9b

Tetradic

#a89bbf

#bf9bb2

#b2bf9b

#9bbfa8

Square

#a89bbf

#bf9ba0

#b2bf9b

#9bbfba

Shades

Color #a89bbf mixed toward black.

#8978a8

#6c5a8d

#514369

#362d46

#1b1623

Tints

Color #a89bbf mixed toward white.

#b6acca

#c5bcd4

#d3cddf

#e2deea

#f0eef4

Tones

Color #a89bbf mixed toward gray.

#a99ebc

#aaa1b9

#aaa4b6

#aba7b3

#acaab0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a2b7 · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#a3a4b5 · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#a7b1af · ΔE 19.7

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 15.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a89bbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a89bbf]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#a89bbf (#a89bbf) is rgb(168, 155, 191) in RGB.

No, #a89bbf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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