#a9a0cf

Color #a9a0cf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 18.11 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.8

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#a9a0cf

RGB

rgb(169, 160, 207)

HSL

hsl(251.5, 32.9%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(251.5, 22.7%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.4%, 22.7%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(68.08, 12.88, -22.79)

LCH

lch(68.08, 26.18, 299.47)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0679, 293.43)

HWB

hwb(251.5, 62.7%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6cfa0

Analogous

#a0afcf

#a9a0cf

#c1a0cf

Triadic

#a9a0cf

#cfa9a0

#a0cfa9

Split-complementary

#a9a0cf

#cfc1a0

#afcfa0

Tetradic

#a9a0cf

#cfa0c6

#c6cfa0

#a0cfa9

Square

#a9a0cf

#cfa0af

#c6cfa0

#a0cfc1

Shades

Color #a9a0cf mixed toward black.

#8477bb

#6252a3

#493e7a

#312951

#181529

Tints

Color #a9a0cf mixed toward white.

#b7b0d7

#c6c0df

#d4d0e7

#e2dfef

#f1eff7

Tones

Color #a9a0cf mixed toward gray.

#aca4cb

#aea8c7

#b0acc3

#b3b0bf

#b5b4bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5c5 · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#a6a6c2 · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#a9bdbb · ΔE 22.7

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 17.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9a0cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9a0cf]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a9a0cf (#a9a0cf) is rgb(169, 160, 207) in RGB.

No, #a9a0cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #a9a0cf, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast