#a89aad

Color #a89aad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.46 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a89aad

RGB

rgb(168, 154, 173)

HSL

hsl(284.2, 10.4%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(284.2, 11%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.9%, 11%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(65.32, 8.7, -8.01)

LCH

lch(65.32, 11.83, 317.36)

OKLCH

oklch(70.4%, 0.0315, 317.19)

HWB

hwb(284.2, 60.4%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fad9a

Analogous

#9e9aad

#a89aad

#ad9aa8

Triadic

#a89aad

#ada89a

#9aada8

Split-complementary

#a89aad

#a8ad9a

#9aad9e

Tetradic

#a89aad

#ad9a9f

#9fad9a

#9aada8

Square

#a89aad

#ad9e9a

#9fad9a

#9aa8ad

Shades

Color #a89aad mixed toward black.

#8e7c95

#726278

#56495a

#39313c

#1d181e

Tints

Color #a89aad mixed toward white.

#b6abbb

#c5bcc8

#d3ccd6

#e2dde4

#f0eef1

Tones

Color #a89aad mixed toward gray.

#a79cab

#a69daa

#a69fa8

#a5a0a7

#a4a2a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2a9 · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#a3a4a8 · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#a7a5a4 · ΔE 11.4

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 11.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a89aad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a89aad]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#a89aad (#a89aad) is rgb(168, 154, 173) in RGB.

No, #a89aad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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