#aa8abc

Color #aa8abc

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 15.9 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 13.7

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Conversions

HEX

#aa8abc

RGB

rgb(170, 138, 188)

HSL

hsl(278.4, 27.2%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.4, 26.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.6%, 26.6%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(61.96, 21.47, -21.51)

LCH

lch(61.96, 30.39, 314.95)

OKLCH

oklch(68%, 0.0803, 313.13)

HWB

hwb(278.4, 54.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9cbc8a

Analogous

#918abc

#aa8abc

#bc8ab5

Triadic

#aa8abc

#bcaa8a

#8abcaa

Split-complementary

#aa8abc

#b5bc8a

#8abc91

Tetradic

#aa8abc

#bc8a9c

#9cbc8a

#8abcaa

Square

#aa8abc

#bc918a

#9cbc8a

#8ab5bc

Shades

Color #aa8abc mixed toward black.

#9167a8

#754f8a

#583b68

#3a2845

#1d1423

Tints

Color #aa8abc mixed toward white.

#b89dc7

#c6b1d2

#d4c4dd

#e3d8e9

#f1ebf4

Tones

Color #aa8abc mixed toward gray.

#a98eb8

#a892b4

#a696af

#a59bab

#a49fa7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9db2 · ΔE 12.8

Deuteranopia

#9fa1af · ΔE 15.7

Tritanopia

#a9a9a7 · ΔE 22.8

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 20.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aa8abc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aa8abc]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#aa8abc (#aa8abc) is rgb(170, 138, 188) in RGB.

No, #aa8abc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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