#a89cab

Color #a89cab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.11 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#a89cab

RGB

rgb(168, 156, 171)

HSL

hsl(288, 8.2%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288, 8.8%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.8%, 8.8%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(65.78, 7.19, -6.21)

LCH

lch(65.78, 9.5, 319.18)

OKLCH

oklch(70.8%, 0.0254, 319.47)

HWB

hwb(288, 61.2%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fab9c

Analogous

#a09cab

#a89cab

#ab9ca6

Triadic

#a89cab

#aba89c

#9caba8

Split-complementary

#a89cab

#a6ab9c

#9caba0

Tetradic

#a89cab

#ab9c9f

#9fab9c

#9caba8

Square

#a89cab

#aba09c

#9fab9c

#9ca6ab

Shades

Color #a89cab mixed toward black.

#8e7e92

#726476

#564b58

#39323b

#1d191d

Tints

Color #a89cab mixed toward white.

#b6acb9

#c5bdc7

#d3cdd5

#e2dee3

#f0eef1

Tones

Color #a89cab mixed toward gray.

#a79daa

#a69ea8

#a6a0a7

#a5a1a6

#a4a2a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3a8 · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#a4a5a7 · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#a7a5a4 · ΔE 9.7

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 9.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a89cab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a89cab]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#a89cab (#a89cab) is rgb(168, 156, 171) in RGB.

No, #a89cab 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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