#a98aba

Color #a98aba

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.59 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 13.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a98aba

RGB

rgb(169, 138, 186)

HSL

hsl(278.8, 25.8%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.8, 25.8%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.1%, 25.8%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(61.79, 20.72, -20.65)

LCH

lch(61.79, 29.25, 315.1)

OKLCH

oklch(67.9%, 0.0774, 313.43)

HWB

hwb(278.8, 54.1%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9bba8a

Analogous

#918aba

#a98aba

#ba8ab3

Triadic

#a98aba

#baa98a

#8abaa9

Split-complementary

#a98aba

#b3ba8a

#8aba91

Tetradic

#a98aba

#ba8a9b

#9bba8a

#8abaa9

Square

#a98aba

#ba918a

#9bba8a

#8ab3ba

Shades

Color #a98aba mixed toward black.

#9068a6

#745088

#573c66

#3a2844

#1d1422

Tints

Color #a98aba mixed toward white.

#b79dc5

#c6b1d1

#d4c4dc

#e2d8e8

#f1ebf3

Tones

Color #a98aba mixed toward gray.

#a88eb6

#a792b2

#a596ae

#a49aaa

#a39ea6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9cb0 · ΔE 12.5

Deuteranopia

#9ea1ad · ΔE 16.3

Tritanopia

#a8a7a5 · ΔE 21.8

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 19.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a98aba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a98aba]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a98aba (#a98aba) is rgb(169, 138, 186) in RGB.

No, #a98aba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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