#a08aa8

Color #a08aa8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 16.85 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a08aa8

RGB

rgb(160, 138, 168)

HSL

hsl(284, 14.7%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(284, 17.9%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.8%, 17.9%, 0%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(60.32, 13.93, -12.75)

LCH

lch(60.32, 18.88, 317.53)

OKLCH

oklch(66.3%, 0.0503, 317.01)

HWB

hwb(284, 54.1%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#92a88a

Analogous

#918aa8

#a08aa8

#a88aa1

Triadic

#a08aa8

#a8a08a

#8aa8a0

Split-complementary

#a08aa8

#a1a88a

#8aa891

Tetradic

#a08aa8

#a88a92

#92a88a

#8aa8a0

Square

#a08aa8

#a8918a

#92a88a

#8aa1a8

Shades

Color #a08aa8 mixed toward black.

#886d92

#6d5775

#524158

#362c3a

#1b161d

Tints

Color #a08aa8 mixed toward white.

#b09eb6

#c0b1c5

#cfc5d3

#dfd8e2

#efecf0

Tones

Color #a08aa8 mixed toward gray.

#9f8da5

#9e8fa3

#9c92a0

#9b949e

#9a979b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.7:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9797a1 · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#989aa0 · ΔE 14.4

Tritanopia

#9f9c9b · ΔE 15.7

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 15.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a08aa8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a08aa8]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#a08aa8 (#a08aa8) is rgb(160, 138, 168) in RGB.

No, #a08aa8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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