#a89ead

Color #a89ead

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.59 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a89ead

RGB

rgb(168, 158, 173)

HSL

hsl(280, 8.4%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 8.7%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.9%, 8.7%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(66.36, 6.47, -6.46)

LCH

lch(66.36, 9.14, 315.04)

OKLCH

oklch(71.3%, 0.0242, 314.66)

HWB

hwb(280, 62%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3ad9e

Analogous

#a09ead

#a89ead

#ad9eab

Triadic

#a89ead

#ada89e

#9eada8

Split-complementary

#a89ead

#abad9e

#9eada0

Tetradic

#a89ead

#ad9ea3

#a3ad9e

#9eada8

Square

#a89ead

#ada09e

#a3ad9e

#9eabad

Shades

Color #a89ead mixed toward black.

#8d8094

#716578

#554c5a

#39333c

#1c191e

Tints

Color #a89ead mixed toward white.

#b7aebb

#c5bec8

#d4ced6

#e2dfe4

#f1eff1

Tones

Color #a89ead mixed toward gray.

#a89fac

#a7a0ab

#a7a2a9

#a6a3a8

#a6a4a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4aa · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#a4a5a9 · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#a8a7a6 · ΔE 9.6

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 9.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a89ead;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a89ead]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#a89ead (#a89ead) is rgb(168, 158, 173) in RGB.

No, #a89ead is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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