#a8a2b8

Color #a8a2b8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.46 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a2b8

RGB

rgb(168, 162, 184)

HSL

hsl(256.4, 13.4%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256.4, 12%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.7%, 12%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(67.74, 6.47, -10.54)

LCH

lch(67.74, 12.37, 301.54)

OKLCH

oklch(72.4%, 0.0322, 298)

HWB

hwb(256.4, 63.5%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2b8a2

Analogous

#a2a7b8

#a8a2b8

#b3a2b8

Triadic

#a8a2b8

#b8a8a2

#a2b8a8

Split-complementary

#a8a2b8

#b8b3a2

#a7b8a2

Tetradic

#a8a2b8

#b8a2b2

#b2b8a2

#a2b8a8

Square

#a8a2b8

#b8a2a7

#b2b8a2

#a2b8b3

Shades

Color #a8a2b8 mixed toward black.

#89819f

#6c6483

#514b62

#363241

#1b1921

Tints

Color #a8a2b8 mixed toward white.

#b6b1c4

#c5c1d0

#d3d0db

#e2e0e7

#f0eff3

Tones

Color #a8a2b8 mixed toward gray.

#a9a4b6

#aaa6b4

#aaa7b2

#aba9b1

#acabaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5b3 · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#a6a6b2 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#a8afae · ΔE 13.7

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 10.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a2b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a2b8]

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

#a8a2b8 (#a8a2b8) is rgb(168, 162, 184) in RGB.

No, #a8a2b8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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