#a9a2bb

Color #a9a2bb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.74 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a9a2bb

RGB

rgb(169, 162, 187)

HSL

hsl(256.8, 15.5%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256.8, 13.4%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.6%, 13.4%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(67.92, 7.43, -11.94)

LCH

lch(67.92, 14.06, 301.89)

OKLCH

oklch(72.6%, 0.0366, 298.25)

HWB

hwb(256.8, 63.5%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4bba2

Analogous

#a2a7bb

#a9a2bb

#b5a2bb

Triadic

#a9a2bb

#bba9a2

#a2bba9

Split-complementary

#a9a2bb

#bbb5a2

#a7bba2

Tetradic

#a9a2bb

#bba2b4

#b4bba2

#a2bba9

Square

#a9a2bb

#bba2a7

#b4bba2

#a2bbb5

Shades

Color #a9a2bb mixed toward black.

#8a80a2

#6c6286

#514a65

#363143

#1b1922

Tints

Color #a9a2bb mixed toward white.

#b7b1c6

#c6c1d2

#d4d0dd

#e2e0e8

#f1eff4

Tones

Color #a9a2bb mixed toward gray.

#aaa4b9

#aba6b7

#aca8b5

#adaab3

#aeacb1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6b5 · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#a6a7b4 · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#a9b1b0 · ΔE 15.1

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 11.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9a2bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9a2bb]

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

#a9a2bb (#a9a2bb) is rgb(169, 162, 187) in RGB.

No, #a9a2bb 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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