#a08eaa

Color #a08eaa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 15.37 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a08eaa

RGB

rgb(160, 142, 170)

HSL

hsl(278.6, 14.1%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.6, 16.5%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.9%, 16.5%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(61.41, 12.06, -12.24)

LCH

lch(61.41, 17.18, 314.58)

OKLCH

oklch(67.2%, 0.0454, 313.57)

HWB

hwb(278.6, 55.7%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98aa8e

Analogous

#928eaa

#a08eaa

#aa8ea6

Triadic

#a08eaa

#aaa08e

#8eaaa0

Split-complementary

#a08eaa

#a6aa8e

#8eaa92

Tetradic

#a08eaa

#aa8e98

#98aa8e

#8eaaa0

Square

#a08eaa

#aa928e

#98aa8e

#8ea6aa

Shades

Color #a08eaa mixed toward black.

#877094

#6c5977

#514359

#362d3b

#1b161e

Tints

Color #a08eaa mixed toward white.

#b0a1b8

#c0b4c6

#d0c7d5

#dfd9e3

#efecf1

Tones

Color #a08eaa mixed toward gray.

#9f90a8

#9f93a5

#9e95a3

#9d97a1

#9d9a9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.94:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9998a4 · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#9a9ba2 · ΔE 12.3

Tritanopia

#9f9f9d · ΔE 16.5

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 14.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a08eaa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a08eaa]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a08eaa (#a08eaa) is rgb(160, 142, 170) in RGB.

No, #a08eaa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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