#a08fab

Color #a08fab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 15.16 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#a08fab

RGB

rgb(160, 143, 171)

HSL

hsl(276.4, 14.3%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.4, 16.4%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.4%, 16.4%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(61.71, 11.7, -12.37)

LCH

lch(61.71, 17.03, 313.41)

OKLCH

oklch(67.4%, 0.0449, 312.11)

HWB

hwb(276.4, 56.1%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9aab8f

Analogous

#928fab

#a08fab

#ab8fa8

Triadic

#a08fab

#aba08f

#8faba0

Split-complementary

#a08fab

#a8ab8f

#8fab92

Tetradic

#a08fab

#ab8f9a

#9aab8f

#8faba0

Square

#a08fab

#ab928f

#9aab8f

#8fa8ab

Shades

Color #a08fab mixed toward black.

#877195

#6c5a78

#51435a

#362d3c

#1b161e

Tints

Color #a08fab mixed toward white.

#b0a2b9

#c0b4c7

#d0c7d5

#dfdae3

#efecf1

Tones

Color #a08fab mixed toward gray.

#a091a9

#9f94a6

#9f96a4

#9e98a2

#9e9b9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9999a5 · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#9a9ba3 · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#9fa09e · ΔE 16.8

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 14.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a08fab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a08fab]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a08fab (#a08fab) is rgb(160, 143, 171) in RGB.

No, #a08fab is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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