#a9a4bb

Color #a9a4bb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.85 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a9a4bb

RGB

rgb(169, 164, 187)

HSL

hsl(253, 14.5%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253, 12.3%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.6%, 12.3%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(68.44, 6.32, -11.16)

LCH

lch(68.44, 12.83, 299.52)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0334, 295.57)

HWB

hwb(253, 64.3%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6bba4

Analogous

#a4aabb

#a9a4bb

#b4a4bb

Triadic

#a9a4bb

#bba9a4

#a4bba9

Split-complementary

#a9a4bb

#bbb4a4

#aabba4

Tetradic

#a9a4bb

#bba4b6

#b6bba4

#a4bba9

Square

#a9a4bb

#bba4aa

#b6bba4

#a4bbb4

Shades

Color #a9a4bb mixed toward black.

#8982a2

#6b6486

#514b64

#363243

#1b1921

Tints

Color #a9a4bb mixed toward white.

#b7b3c6

#c6c2d2

#d4d1dd

#e2e1e8

#f1f0f4

Tones

Color #a9a4bb mixed toward gray.

#aaa6b9

#aba8b7

#acaab5

#adacb3

#aeaeb1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7b6 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#a7a8b4 · ΔE 5.7

Tritanopia

#a9b2b1 · ΔE 14.3

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 11

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9a4bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9a4bb]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a9a4bb (#a9a4bb) is rgb(169, 164, 187) in RGB.

No, #a9a4bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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