#a09cb0

Color #a09cb0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.92 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a09cb0

RGB

rgb(160, 156, 176)

HSL

hsl(252, 11.2%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 11.4%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.1%, 11.4%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(65.27, 5.41, -9.85)

LCH

lch(65.27, 11.24, 298.78)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.0292, 294.72)

HWB

hwb(252, 61.2%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acb09c

Analogous

#9ca2b0

#a09cb0

#aa9cb0

Triadic

#a09cb0

#b0a09c

#9cb0a0

Split-complementary

#a09cb0

#b0aa9c

#a2b09c

Tetradic

#a09cb0

#b09cac

#acb09c

#9cb0a0

Square

#a09cb0

#b09ca2

#acb09c

#9cb0aa

Shades

Color #a09cb0 mixed toward black.

#827d97

#67627b

#4d4a5c

#34313e

#1a191f

Tints

Color #a09cb0 mixed toward white.

#b0adbd

#c0bdca

#d0ced7

#dfdee5

#efeff2

Tones

Color #a09cb0 mixed toward gray.

#a19eae

#a29fad

#a3a1ab

#a4a3a9

#a5a4a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9eab · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#9f9faa · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#a0a8a7 · ΔE 12.9

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 9.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a09cb0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a09cb0]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a09cb0 (#a09cb0) is rgb(160, 156, 176) in RGB.

No, #a09cb0 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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