#aa9cb0

Color #aa9cb0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.69 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#aa9cb0

RGB

rgb(170, 156, 176)

HSL

hsl(282, 11.2%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282, 11.4%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.4%, 11.4%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(66.1, 8.88, -8.51)

LCH

lch(66.1, 12.3, 316.22)

OKLCH

oklch(71.1%, 0.0327, 315.74)

HWB

hwb(282, 61.2%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2b09c

Analogous

#a09cb0

#aa9cb0

#b09cac

Triadic

#aa9cb0

#b0aa9c

#9cb0aa

Split-complementary

#aa9cb0

#acb09c

#9cb0a0

Tetradic

#aa9cb0

#b09ca2

#a2b09c

#9cb0aa

Square

#aa9cb0

#b0a09c

#a2b09c

#9cacb0

Shades

Color #aa9cb0 mixed toward black.

#907d97

#74627b

#574a5c

#3a313e

#1d191f

Tints

Color #aa9cb0 mixed toward white.

#b8adbd

#c6bdca

#d4ced7

#e3dee5

#f1eff2

Tones

Color #aa9cb0 mixed toward gray.

#a99eae

#a99fad

#a8a1ab

#a7a3a9

#a7a4a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4ab · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#a5a6aa · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#a9a8a7 · ΔE 12.1

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 11.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aa9cb0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aa9cb0]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#aa9cb0 (#aa9cb0) is rgb(170, 156, 176) in RGB.

No, #aa9cb0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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