#a9a1bc

Color #a9a1bc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.85 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a9a1bc

RGB

rgb(169, 161, 188)

HSL

hsl(257.8, 16.8%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.8, 14.4%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.1%, 14.4%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(67.69, 8.19, -12.84)

LCH

lch(67.69, 15.23, 302.53)

OKLCH

oklch(72.5%, 0.0396, 299.03)

HWB

hwb(257.8, 63.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4bca1

Analogous

#a1a6bc

#a9a1bc

#b6a1bc

Triadic

#a9a1bc

#bca9a1

#a1bca9

Split-complementary

#a9a1bc

#bcb6a1

#a6bca1

Tetradic

#a9a1bc

#bca1b4

#b4bca1

#a1bca9

Square

#a9a1bc

#bca1a6

#b4bca1

#a1bcb6

Shades

Color #a9a1bc mixed toward black.

#8a7fa4

#6c6188

#514966

#363044

#1b1822

Tints

Color #a9a1bc mixed toward white.

#b7b1c7

#c6c0d2

#d4d0dd

#e2e0e9

#f1eff4

Tones

Color #a9a1bc mixed toward gray.

#aaa3ba

#aba5b7

#aca8b5

#adaab3

#aeacb1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6b6 · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#a6a7b4 · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#a9b1b0 · ΔE 15.8

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 12.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9a1bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9a1bc]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#a9a1bc (#a9a1bc) is rgb(169, 161, 188) in RGB.

No, #a9a1bc is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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