#aa8ebc

Color #aa8ebc

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.03 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 12.8

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Conversions

HEX

#aa8ebc

RGB

rgb(170, 142, 188)

HSL

hsl(276.5, 25.6%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.5, 24.5%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.6%, 24.5%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(62.95, 19.2, -20.01)

LCH

lch(62.95, 27.73, 313.82)

OKLCH

oklch(68.8%, 0.0731, 311.95)

HWB

hwb(276.5, 55.7%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0bc8e

Analogous

#938ebc

#aa8ebc

#bc8eb7

Triadic

#aa8ebc

#bcaa8e

#8ebcaa

Split-complementary

#aa8ebc

#b7bc8e

#8ebc93

Tetradic

#aa8ebc

#bc8ea0

#a0bc8e

#8ebcaa

Square

#aa8ebc

#bc938e

#a0bc8e

#8eb7bc

Shades

Color #aa8ebc mixed toward black.

#906ba8

#74528a

#573d68

#3a2945

#1d1423

Tints

Color #aa8ebc mixed toward white.

#b8a1c7

#c6b4d2

#d4c6de

#e3d9e9

#f1ecf4

Tones

Color #aa8ebc mixed toward gray.

#a992b8

#a896b4

#a799b1

#a79dad

#a6a1a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9eb2 · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#a0a2b0 · ΔE 14.7

Tritanopia

#a9aaa8 · ΔE 22.2

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 19.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aa8ebc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aa8ebc]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#aa8ebc (#aa8ebc) is rgb(170, 142, 188) in RGB.

No, #aa8ebc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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