#aa9eb2

Color #aa9eb2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.24 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#aa9eb2

RGB

rgb(170, 158, 178)

HSL

hsl(276, 11.5%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276, 11.2%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.5%, 11.2%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(66.68, 8.16, -8.76)

LCH

lch(66.68, 11.97, 312.97)

OKLCH

oklch(71.6%, 0.0316, 311.92)

HWB

hwb(276, 62%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6b29e

Analogous

#a09eb2

#aa9eb2

#b29eb0

Triadic

#aa9eb2

#b2aa9e

#9eb2aa

Split-complementary

#aa9eb2

#b0b29e

#9eb2a0

Tetradic

#aa9eb2

#b29ea6

#a6b29e

#9eb2aa

Square

#aa9eb2

#b2a09e

#a6b29e

#9eb0b2

Shades

Color #aa9eb2 mixed toward black.

#8f7f99

#73637d

#564a5e

#39323e

#1d191f

Tints

Color #aa9eb2 mixed toward white.

#b8aebf

#c6becc

#d5cfd9

#e3dfe5

#f1eff2

Tones

Color #aa9eb2 mixed toward gray.

#aaa0b0

#a9a1af

#a9a3ad

#a9a5ab

#a8a6aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5ad · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#a6a7ac · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#a9aaa9 · ΔE 12.3

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 11.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aa9eb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aa9eb2]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#aa9eb2 (#aa9eb2) is rgb(170, 158, 178) in RGB.

No, #aa9eb2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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