#a09faa

Color #a09faa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.97 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 0.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a09faa

RGB

rgb(160, 159, 170)

HSL

hsl(245.5, 6.1%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245.5, 6.5%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.9%, 6.5%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(65.88, 2.51, -5.57)

LCH

lch(65.88, 6.11, 294.26)

OKLCH

oklch(70.7%, 0.0159, 290.26)

HWB

hwb(245.5, 62.4%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9aa9f

Analogous

#9fa3aa

#a09faa

#a59faa

Triadic

#a09faa

#aaa09f

#9faaa0

Split-complementary

#a09faa

#aaa59f

#a3aa9f

Tetradic

#a09faa

#aa9fa9

#a9aa9f

#9faaa0

Square

#a09faa

#aa9fa3

#a9aa9f

#9faaa5

Shades

Color #a09faa mixed toward black.

#838290

#686774

#4e4d57

#34333a

#1a1a1d

Tints

Color #a09faa mixed toward white.

#b0afb8

#c0bfc6

#cfcfd4

#dfdfe3

#efeff1

Tones

Color #a09faa mixed toward gray.

#a1a0a9

#a1a1a8

#a2a2a7

#a3a3a6

#a4a4a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0a7 · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#a0a0a7 · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#a0a5a5 · ΔE 7.3

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 5.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a09faa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a09faa]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a09faa (#a09faa) is rgb(160, 159, 170) in RGB.

No, #a09faa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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