#a8a0ab

Color #a8a0ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.23 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 1

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a0ab

RGB

rgb(168, 160, 171)

HSL

hsl(283.6, 6.1%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(283.6, 6.4%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.8%, 6.4%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(66.83, 4.97, -4.66)

LCH

lch(66.83, 6.81, 316.84)

OKLCH

oklch(71.6%, 0.0181, 316.79)

HWB

hwb(283.6, 62.7%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3aba0

Analogous

#a3a0ab

#a8a0ab

#aba0a8

Triadic

#a8a0ab

#aba8a0

#a0aba8

Split-complementary

#a8a0ab

#a8aba0

#a0aba3

Tetradic

#a8a0ab

#aba0a3

#a3aba0

#a0aba8

Square

#a8a0ab

#aba3a0

#a3aba0

#a0a8ab

Shades

Color #a8a0ab mixed toward black.

#8d8391

#716875

#554e58

#39343b

#1c1a1d

Tints

Color #a8a0ab mixed toward white.

#b6b0b9

#c5c0c7

#d3d0d5

#e2dfe3

#f0eff1

Tones

Color #a8a0ab mixed toward gray.

#a8a1aa

#a7a2a9

#a7a3a8

#a6a4a7

#a6a5a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5a8 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#a5a6a8 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#a8a6a6 · ΔE 6.8

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 7.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a0ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a0ab]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#a8a0ab (#a8a0ab) is rgb(168, 160, 171) in RGB.

No, #a8a0ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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