#a98ea8

Color #a98ea8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 16.69 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a98ea8

RGB

rgb(169, 142, 168)

HSL

hsl(302.2, 13.6%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(302.2, 16%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16%, 0.6%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(62.18, 14.82, -9.87)

LCH

lch(62.18, 17.81, 326.34)

OKLCH

oklch(68%, 0.0488, 327.22)

HWB

hwb(302.2, 55.7%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ea98f

Analogous

#9d8ea9

#a98ea8

#a98e9b

Triadic

#a98ea8

#a8a98e

#8ea8a9

Split-complementary

#a98ea8

#9ba98e

#8ea99d

Tetradic

#a98ea8

#a98f8e

#8ea98f

#8ea8a9

Square

#a98ea8

#a99d8e

#8ea98f

#8e9ba9

Shades

Color #a98ea8 mixed toward black.

#937191

#765a75

#584358

#3b2d3a

#1d161d

Tints

Color #a98ea8 mixed toward white.

#b7a1b7

#c6b4c5

#d4c7d4

#e2d9e2

#f1ecf1

Tones

Color #a98ea8 mixed toward gray.

#a790a6

#a593a4

#a295a2

#a097a0

#9e999e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ea2 · ΔE 14.4

Deuteranopia

#a0a2a1 · ΔE 17.1

Tritanopia

#a89d9c · ΔE 13

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 15.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a98ea8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a98ea8]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#a98ea8 (#a98ea8) is rgb(169, 142, 168) in RGB.

No, #a98ea8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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