#a08fa9

Color #a08fa9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 14.7 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a08fa9

RGB

rgb(160, 143, 169)

HSL

hsl(279.2, 13.1%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(279.2, 15.4%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.3%, 15.4%, 0%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(61.64, 11.29, -11.33)

LCH

lch(61.64, 15.99, 314.9)

OKLCH

oklch(67.4%, 0.0423, 314.04)

HWB

hwb(279.2, 56.1%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98a98f

Analogous

#938fa9

#a08fa9

#a98fa5

Triadic

#a08fa9

#a9a08f

#8fa9a0

Split-complementary

#a08fa9

#a5a98f

#8fa993

Tetradic

#a08fa9

#a98f98

#98a98f

#8fa9a0

Square

#a08fa9

#a9938f

#98a98f

#8fa5a9

Shades

Color #a08fa9 mixed toward black.

#877292

#6c5a76

#514458

#362d3b

#1b171d

Tints

Color #a08fa9 mixed toward white.

#b0a2b7

#c0b4c6

#d0c7d4

#dfdae2

#efecf1

Tones

Color #a08fa9 mixed toward gray.

#9f91a7

#9f93a5

#9e96a3

#9d98a0

#9d9a9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3:1

Aa Black text on this color

7:1

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

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9999a3 · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#9a9ba2 · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#9f9e9d · ΔE 14.5

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 13.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a08fa9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a08fa9]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#a08fa9 (#a08fa9) is rgb(160, 143, 169) in RGB.

No, #a08fa9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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