#a18aa6

Color #a18aa6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 16.72 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a18aa6

RGB

rgb(161, 138, 166)

HSL

hsl(289.3, 13.6%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.3, 16.9%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(3%, 16.9%, 0%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(60.34, 13.87, -11.56)

LCH

lch(60.34, 18.06, 320.19)

OKLCH

oklch(66.4%, 0.0485, 320.27)

HWB

hwb(289.3, 54.1%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8fa68a

Analogous

#938aa6

#a18aa6

#a68a9d

Triadic

#a18aa6

#a6a18a

#8aa6a1

Split-complementary

#a18aa6

#9da68a

#8aa693

Tetradic

#a18aa6

#a68a8f

#8fa68a

#8aa6a1

Square

#a18aa6

#a6938a

#8fa68a

#8a9da6

Shades

Color #a18aa6 mixed toward black.

#8a6d90

#6e5873

#534256

#372c3a

#1c161d

Tints

Color #a18aa6 mixed toward white.

#b19db5

#c0b1c4

#d0c4d2

#e0d8e1

#efebf0

Tones

Color #a18aa6 mixed toward gray.

#9f8ca4

#9e8fa1

#9c919f

#9b939d

#99969a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.7:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9897a0 · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#999b9e · ΔE 15.4

Tritanopia

#a09b9a · ΔE 14.8

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 15.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a18aa6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a18aa6]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#a18aa6 (#a18aa6) is rgb(161, 138, 166) in RGB.

No, #a18aa6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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