#aa9dc0

Color #aa9dc0

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 15.07 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#aa9dc0

RGB

rgb(170, 157, 192)

HSL

hsl(262.3, 21.7%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(262.3, 18.2%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.5%, 18.2%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(66.87, 11.6, -16.29)

LCH

lch(66.87, 20, 305.45)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.052, 302.04)

HWB

hwb(262.3, 61.6%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3c09d

Analogous

#9da1c0

#aa9dc0

#bb9dc0

Triadic

#aa9dc0

#c0aa9d

#9dc0aa

Split-complementary

#aa9dc0

#c0bb9d

#a1c09d

Tetradic

#aa9dc0

#c09db3

#b3c09d

#9dc0aa

Square

#aa9dc0

#c09da1

#b3c09d

#9dc0bb

Shades

Color #aa9dc0 mixed toward black.

#8b7aa9

#6e5b8e

#52446a

#372e47

#1b1723

Tints

Color #aa9dc0 mixed toward white.

#b8adca

#c6bed5

#d4cedf

#e3deea

#f1eff4

Tones

Color #aa9dc0 mixed toward gray.

#aba0bd

#aba3ba

#aca6b7

#ada9b4

#aeacb1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a4b8 · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#a5a6b6 · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#a9b2b0 · ΔE 19.2

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 15.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aa9dc0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aa9dc0]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#aa9dc0 (#aa9dc0) is rgb(170, 157, 192) in RGB.

No, #aa9dc0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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