#a8a4bb

Color #a8a4bb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.81 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a4bb

RGB

rgb(168, 164, 187)

HSL

hsl(250.4, 14.5%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250.4, 12.3%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.2%, 12.3%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(68.36, 5.98, -11.29)

LCH

lch(68.36, 12.78, 297.91)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0331, 293.47)

HWB

hwb(250.4, 64.3%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7bba4

Analogous

#a4abbb

#a8a4bb

#b3a4bb

Triadic

#a8a4bb

#bba8a4

#a4bba8

Split-complementary

#a8a4bb

#bbb3a4

#abbba4

Tetradic

#a8a4bb

#bba4b7

#b7bba4

#a4bba8

Square

#a8a4bb

#bba4ab

#b7bba4

#a4bbb3

Shades

Color #a8a4bb mixed toward black.

#8882a2

#6a6486

#4f4b64

#353243

#1a1921

Tints

Color #a8a4bb mixed toward white.

#b6b3c6

#c5c2d2

#d3d1dd

#e2e1e8

#f0f0f4

Tones

Color #a8a4bb mixed toward gray.

#a9a6b9

#aaa8b7

#acaab5

#adacb3

#aeaeb1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6b6 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#a7a7b4 · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#a8b2b1 · ΔE 14.4

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 10.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a4bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a4bb]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a8a4bb (#a8a4bb) is rgb(168, 164, 187) in RGB.

No, #a8a4bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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