#a99bb7

Color #a99bb7

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.75 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a99bb7

RGB

rgb(169, 155, 183)

HSL

hsl(270, 16.3%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 15.3%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.7%, 15.3%, 0%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(65.98, 10.5, -12.62)

LCH

lch(65.98, 16.42, 309.76)

OKLCH

oklch(71.1%, 0.043, 307.83)

HWB

hwb(270, 60.8%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9b79b

Analogous

#9b9bb7

#a99bb7

#b79bb7

Triadic

#a99bb7

#b7a99b

#9bb7a9

Split-complementary

#a99bb7

#b7b79b

#9bb79b

Tetradic

#a99bb7

#b79ba9

#a9b79b

#9bb7a9

Square

#a99bb7

#b79b9b

#a9b79b

#9bb7b7

Shades

Color #a99bb7 mixed toward black.

#8d7a9f

#715e83

#554762

#382f42

#1c1821

Tints

Color #a99bb7 mixed toward white.

#b7acc3

#c6bccf

#d4cddb

#e2dee7

#f1eef3

Tones

Color #a99bb7 mixed toward gray.

#a99db5

#a9a0b2

#a9a2b0

#a9a4ae

#a9a7ab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3b1 · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#a4a5af · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#a8acaa · ΔE 16.4

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 13.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a99bb7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a99bb7]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#a99bb7 (#a99bb7) is rgb(169, 155, 183) in RGB.

No, #a99bb7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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