#a09ea0

Color #a09ea0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.14 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a09ea0

RGB

rgb(160, 158, 160)

HSL

hsl(300, 1%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 1.2%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.2%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(65.33, 1.1, -0.79)

LCH

lch(65.33, 1.35, 324.31)

OKLCH

oklch(70.2%, 0.0037, 325.01)

HWB

hwb(300, 62%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ea09e

Analogous

#9f9ea0

#a09ea0

#a09e9f

Triadic

#a09ea0

#a0a09e

#9ea0a0

Split-complementary

#a09ea0

#9fa09e

#9ea09f

Tetradic

#a09ea0

#a09e9e

#9ea09e

#9ea0a0

Square

#a09ea0

#a09f9e

#9ea09e

#9e9fa0

Shades

Color #a09ea0 mixed toward black.

#868386

#6b696b

#504f50

#363536

#1b1a1b

Tints

Color #a09ea0 mixed toward white.

#b0aeb0

#c0bec0

#d0cfd0

#dfdfdf

#efefef

Tones

Color #a09ea0 mixed toward gray.

#a09ea0

#a09fa0

#9f9f9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fa0 · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#a09f9f · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 1.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a09ea0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a09ea0]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#a09ea0 (#a09ea0) is rgb(160, 158, 160) in RGB.

No, #a09ea0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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