#a8a1bb

Color #a8a1bb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.06 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a1bb

RGB

rgb(168, 161, 187)

HSL

hsl(256.2, 16%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256.2, 13.9%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.2%, 13.9%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(67.58, 7.64, -12.46)

LCH

lch(67.58, 14.62, 301.52)

OKLCH

oklch(72.3%, 0.038, 297.78)

HWB

hwb(256.2, 63.1%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4bba1

Analogous

#a1a7bb

#a8a1bb

#b5a1bb

Triadic

#a8a1bb

#bba8a1

#a1bba8

Split-complementary

#a8a1bb

#bbb5a1

#a7bba1

Tetradic

#a8a1bb

#bba1b4

#b4bba1

#a1bba8

Square

#a8a1bb

#bba1a7

#b4bba1

#a1bbb5

Shades

Color #a8a1bb mixed toward black.

#897fa3

#6b6186

#514965

#363143

#1b1822

Tints

Color #a8a1bb mixed toward white.

#b6b1c6

#c5c0d2

#d3d0dd

#e2e0e8

#f0eff4

Tones

Color #a8a1bb mixed toward gray.

#a9a3b9

#aaa5b7

#aba7b4

#acaab2

#adacb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5b5 · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#a5a6b4 · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#a8b0af · ΔE 15.3

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 12.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a1bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a1bb]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#a8a1bb (#a8a1bb) is rgb(168, 161, 187) in RGB.

No, #a8a1bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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