#a19bb0

Color #a19bb0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.58 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a19bb0

RGB

rgb(161, 155, 176)

HSL

hsl(257.1, 11.7%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.1, 11.9%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.5%, 11.9%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(65.08, 6.32, -10.11)

LCH

lch(65.08, 11.92, 302.01)

OKLCH

oklch(70.1%, 0.031, 298.71)

HWB

hwb(257.1, 60.8%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aab09b

Analogous

#9ba0b0

#a19bb0

#ab9bb0

Triadic

#a19bb0

#b0a19b

#9bb0a1

Split-complementary

#a19bb0

#b0ab9b

#a0b09b

Tetradic

#a19bb0

#b09baa

#aab09b

#9bb0a1

Square

#a19bb0

#b09ba0

#aab09b

#9bb0ab

Shades

Color #a19bb0 mixed toward black.

#847c98

#69617b

#4f495c

#34313e

#1a181f

Tints

Color #a19bb0 mixed toward white.

#b1acbd

#c0bcca

#d0cdd7

#e0dee5

#efeef2

Tones

Color #a19bb0 mixed toward gray.

#a29dae

#a29fac

#a3a0ab

#a4a2a9

#a5a4a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9eab · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#9f9faa · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#a1a7a6 · ΔE 13.1

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 10.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a19bb0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a19bb0]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#a19bb0 (#a19bb0) is rgb(161, 155, 176) in RGB.

No, #a19bb0 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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