#a09eae

Color #a09eae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.58 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#a09eae

RGB

rgb(160, 158, 174)

HSL

hsl(247.5, 9%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.5, 9.2%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(8%, 9.2%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(65.74, 3.88, -8.03)

LCH

lch(65.74, 8.92, 295.79)

OKLCH

oklch(70.6%, 0.0231, 291.57)

HWB

hwb(247.5, 62%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acae9e

Analogous

#9ea4ae

#a09eae

#a89eae

Triadic

#a09eae

#aea09e

#9eaea0

Split-complementary

#a09eae

#aea89e

#a4ae9e

Tetradic

#a09eae

#ae9eac

#acae9e

#9eaea0

Square

#a09eae

#ae9ea4

#acae9e

#9eaea8

Shades

Color #a09eae mixed toward black.

#828095

#676579

#4d4c5a

#34323c

#1a191e

Tints

Color #a09eae mixed toward white.

#b0aebc

#c0bec9

#cfced7

#dfdfe4

#efeff2

Tones

Color #a09eae mixed toward gray.

#a19fad

#a2a1ab

#a3a2aa

#a4a3a9

#a5a5a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

8:1

Black text reads better on this background (8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9faa · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#9f9fa9 · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#a0a7a7 · ΔE 10.2

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 8.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a09eae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a09eae]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a09eae (#a09eae) is rgb(160, 158, 174) in RGB.

No, #a09eae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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