#a99bb4

Color #a99bb4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.7 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a99bb4

RGB

rgb(169, 155, 180)

HSL

hsl(273.6, 14.3%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.6, 13.9%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.1%, 13.9%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(65.88, 9.89, -11.09)

LCH

lch(65.88, 14.86, 311.73)

OKLCH

oklch(71%, 0.0391, 310.33)

HWB

hwb(273.6, 60.8%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6b49b

Analogous

#9d9bb4

#a99bb4

#b49bb3

Triadic

#a99bb4

#b4a99b

#9bb4a9

Split-complementary

#a99bb4

#b3b49b

#9bb49d

Tetradic

#a99bb4

#b49ba6

#a6b49b

#9bb4a9

Square

#a99bb4

#b49d9b

#a6b49b

#9bb3b4

Shades

Color #a99bb4 mixed toward black.

#8e7b9c

#726080

#554860

#393040

#1c1820

Tints

Color #a99bb4 mixed toward white.

#b7acc1

#c6bccd

#d4cdda

#e2dee6

#f1eef3

Tones

Color #a99bb4 mixed toward gray.

#a99db2

#a99fb0

#a8a1ae

#a8a3ac

#a8a5aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3ae · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#a4a5ad · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#a8aaa9 · ΔE 14.5

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 13

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a99bb4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a99bb4]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#a99bb4 (#a99bb4) is rgb(169, 155, 180) in RGB.

No, #a99bb4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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