#a8a4b2

Color #a8a4b2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.96 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a4b2

RGB

rgb(168, 164, 178)

HSL

hsl(257.1, 8.3%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.1, 7.9%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.6%, 7.9%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(68.09, 4.14, -6.7)

LCH

lch(68.09, 7.88, 301.71)

OKLCH

oklch(72.6%, 0.0205, 298.95)

HWB

hwb(257.1, 64.3%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aeb2a4

Analogous

#a4a7b2

#a8a4b2

#afa4b2

Triadic

#a8a4b2

#b2a8a4

#a4b2a8

Split-complementary

#a8a4b2

#b2afa4

#a7b2a4

Tetradic

#a8a4b2

#b2a4ae

#aeb2a4

#a4b2a8

Square

#a8a4b2

#b2a4a7

#aeb2a4

#a4b2af

Shades

Color #a8a4b2 mixed toward black.

#8b8598

#6e697c

#524e5d

#37343e

#1b1a1f

Tints

Color #a8a4b2 mixed toward white.

#b7b3bf

#c5c2cc

#d4d2d9

#e2e1e5

#f1f0f2

Tones

Color #a8a4b2 mixed toward gray.

#a9a5b1

#a9a6b0

#aaa8af

#aaa9ad

#abaaac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6af · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#a7a7ae · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#a8acac · ΔE 9

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 7.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a4b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a4b2]

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

#a8a4b2 (#a8a4b2) is rgb(168, 164, 178) in RGB.

No, #a8a4b2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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