#aa9aaa

Color #aa9aaa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.44 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#aa9aaa

RGB

rgb(170, 154, 170)

HSL

hsl(300, 8.6%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 9.4%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.4%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(65.4, 8.82, -6.19)

LCH

lch(65.4, 10.78, 324.94)

OKLCH

oklch(70.5%, 0.0293, 325.98)

HWB

hwb(300, 60.4%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9aaa9a

Analogous

#a29aaa

#aa9aaa

#aa9aa2

Triadic

#aa9aaa

#aaaa9a

#9aaaaa

Split-complementary

#aa9aaa

#a2aa9a

#9aaaa2

Tetradic

#aa9aaa

#aa9a9a

#9aaa9a

#9aaaaa

Square

#aa9aaa

#aaa29a

#9aaa9a

#9aa2aa

Shades

Color #aa9aaa mixed toward black.

#917d91

#756375

#584a58

#3b313b

#1d191d

Tints

Color #aa9aaa mixed toward white.

#b8abb8

#c6bcc6

#d4ccd4

#e3dde3

#f1eef1

Tones

Color #aa9aaa mixed toward gray.

#a99ba9

#a79da7

#a69ea6

#a59fa5

#a3a1a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3a6 · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#a4a5a5 · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#a9a3a3 · ΔE 9.1

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 11

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aa9aaa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aa9aaa]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#aa9aaa (#aa9aaa) is rgb(170, 154, 170) in RGB.

No, #aa9aaa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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