#a89cb5

Color #a89cb5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.71 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a89cb5

RGB

rgb(168, 156, 181)

HSL

hsl(268.8, 14.5%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(268.8, 13.8%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.2%, 13.8%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(66.09, 9.19, -11.35)

LCH

lch(66.09, 14.6, 309)

OKLCH

oklch(71.1%, 0.0382, 307.02)

HWB

hwb(268.8, 61.2%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9b59c

Analogous

#9c9db5

#a89cb5

#b59cb5

Triadic

#a89cb5

#b5a89c

#9cb5a8

Split-complementary

#a89cb5

#b5b59c

#9db59c

Tetradic

#a89cb5

#b59ca9

#a9b59c

#9cb5a8

Square

#a89cb5

#b59c9d

#a9b59c

#9cb5b5

Shades

Color #a89cb5 mixed toward black.

#8c7c9d

#706081

#544860

#383040

#1c1820

Tints

Color #a89cb5 mixed toward white.

#b7adc1

#c5bdce

#d4ceda

#e2dee6

#f1eff3

Tones

Color #a89cb5 mixed toward gray.

#a89eb3

#a8a0b1

#a8a2af

#a8a4ad

#a8a6ab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3af · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#a4a5ae · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#a7abaa · ΔE 14.8

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 12.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a89cb5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a89cb5]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#a89cb5 (#a89cb5) is rgb(168, 156, 181) in RGB.

No, #a89cb5 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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