#aa9ab1

Color #aa9ab1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 14.59 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#aa9ab1

RGB

rgb(170, 154, 177)

HSL

hsl(281.7, 12.8%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.7, 13%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(4%, 13%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(65.62, 10.19, -9.79)

LCH

lch(65.62, 14.13, 316.15)

OKLCH

oklch(70.8%, 0.0376, 315.76)

HWB

hwb(281.7, 60.4%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1b19a

Analogous

#9f9ab1

#aa9ab1

#b19aac

Triadic

#aa9ab1

#b1aa9a

#9ab1aa

Split-complementary

#aa9ab1

#acb19a

#9ab19f

Tetradic

#aa9ab1

#b19aa1

#a1b19a

#9ab1aa

Square

#aa9ab1

#b19f9a

#a1b19a

#9aacb1

Shades

Color #aa9ab1 mixed toward black.

#907b99

#74607c

#57485d

#3a303e

#1d181f

Tints

Color #aa9ab1 mixed toward white.

#b8abbe

#c6bccb

#d4cdd8

#e3dde5

#f1eef2

Tones

Color #aa9ab1 mixed toward gray.

#a99caf

#a89ead

#a8a0ab

#a7a2a9

#a6a4a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3ac · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#a4a5ab · ΔE 10.9

Tritanopia

#a9a8a7 · ΔE 13.4

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 12.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aa9ab1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aa9ab1]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#aa9ab1 (#aa9ab1) is rgb(170, 154, 177) in RGB.

No, #aa9ab1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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