#a08ba4

Color #a08ba4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 15.5 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a08ba4

RGB

rgb(160, 139, 164)

HSL

hsl(290.4, 12.1%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(290.4, 15.2%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.4%, 15.2%, 0%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(60.44, 12.55, -10.28)

LCH

lch(60.44, 16.22, 320.68)

OKLCH

oklch(66.4%, 0.0436, 320.87)

HWB

hwb(290.4, 54.5%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8fa48b

Analogous

#938ba4

#a08ba4

#a48b9b

Triadic

#a08ba4

#a4a08b

#8ba4a0

Split-complementary

#a08ba4

#9ba48b

#8ba493

Tetradic

#a08ba4

#a48b8f

#8fa48b

#8ba4a0

Square

#a08ba4

#a4938b

#8fa48b

#8b9ba4

Shades

Color #a08ba4 mixed toward black.

#896f8d

#6d5971

#524355

#372c39

#1b161c

Tints

Color #a08ba4 mixed toward white.

#b09eb3

#c0b2c2

#cfc5d1

#dfd8e1

#efecf0

Tones

Color #a08ba4 mixed toward gray.

#9f8da2

#9d8fa0

#9c919e

#9a939c

#99959a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.72:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#97979e · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#999a9d · ΔE 13.9

Tritanopia

#9f9a99 · ΔE 13.7

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 14.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a08ba4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a08ba4]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#a08ba4 (#a08ba4) is rgb(160, 139, 164) in RGB.

No, #a08ba4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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