#a09cb4

Color #a09cb4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.75 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a09cb4

RGB

rgb(160, 156, 180)

HSL

hsl(250, 13.8%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250, 13.3%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.1%, 13.3%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(65.39, 6.25, -11.9)

LCH

lch(65.39, 13.44, 297.71)

OKLCH

oklch(70.4%, 0.0349, 293.11)

HWB

hwb(250, 61.2%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0b49c

Analogous

#9ca4b4

#a09cb4

#ac9cb4

Triadic

#a09cb4

#b4a09c

#9cb4a0

Split-complementary

#a09cb4

#b4ac9c

#a4b49c

Tetradic

#a09cb4

#b49cb0

#b0b49c

#9cb4a0

Square

#a09cb4

#b49ca4

#b0b49c

#9cb4ac

Shades

Color #a09cb4 mixed toward black.

#817c9c

#66617f

#4c4860

#333040

#191820

Tints

Color #a09cb4 mixed toward white.

#b0adc1

#c0bdcd

#d0ceda

#dfdee6

#efeff3

Tones

Color #a09cb4 mixed toward gray.

#a19eb2

#a3a0b0

#a4a2ae

#a5a4ac

#a7a6aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9eaf · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#9f9fad · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#a0aaa9 · ΔE 14.8

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 11.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a09cb4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a09cb4]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a09cb4 (#a09cb4) is rgb(160, 156, 180) in RGB.

No, #a09cb4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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