#a891aa

Color #a891aa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 16.96 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a891aa

RGB

rgb(168, 145, 170)

HSL

hsl(295.2, 12.8%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(295.2, 14.7%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.2%, 14.7%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(62.91, 13.16, -9.92)

LCH

lch(62.91, 16.48, 322.99)

OKLCH

oklch(68.5%, 0.0446, 323.57)

HWB

hwb(295.2, 56.9%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#93aa91

Analogous

#9c91aa

#a891aa

#aa91a0

Triadic

#a891aa

#aaa891

#91aaa8

Split-complementary

#a891aa

#a0aa91

#91aa9c

Tetradic

#a891aa

#aa9193

#93aa91

#91aaa8

Square

#a891aa

#aa9c91

#93aa91

#91a0aa

Shades

Color #a891aa mixed toward black.

#917393

#745c77

#574559

#3a2e3b

#1d171e

Tints

Color #a891aa mixed toward white.

#b7a3b8

#c5b6c6

#d4c8d5

#e2dae3

#f1edf1

Tones

Color #a891aa mixed toward gray.

#a693a8

#a595a6

#a397a4

#a199a2

#9f9ca0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9ea4 · ΔE 12.2

Deuteranopia

#a0a2a3 · ΔE 15.5

Tritanopia

#a7a09f · ΔE 13.3

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 14.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a891aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a891aa]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#a891aa (#a891aa) is rgb(168, 145, 170) in RGB.

No, #a891aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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