#aa8ead

Color #aa8ead

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 18.15 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#aa8ead

RGB

rgb(170, 142, 173)

HSL

hsl(294.2, 15.9%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(294.2, 17.9%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.7%, 17.9%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(62.43, 16.15, -12.31)

LCH

lch(62.43, 20.31, 322.68)

OKLCH

oklch(68.2%, 0.0549, 323.07)

HWB

hwb(294.2, 55.7%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#91ad8e

Analogous

#9b8ead

#aa8ead

#ad8ea1

Triadic

#aa8ead

#adaa8e

#8eadaa

Split-complementary

#aa8ead

#a1ad8e

#8ead9b

Tetradic

#aa8ead

#ad8e91

#91ad8e

#8eadaa

Square

#aa8ead

#ad9b8e

#91ad8e

#8ea1ad

Shades

Color #aa8ead mixed toward black.

#937097

#77587a

#59425b

#3b2c3d

#1e161e

Tints

Color #aa8ead mixed toward white.

#b8a1bb

#c6b4c8

#d5c7d6

#e3d9e4

#f1ecf1

Tones

Color #aa8ead mixed toward gray.

#a891aa

#a693a8

#a496a5

#a298a3

#a09ba0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9ea6 · ΔE 13.6

Deuteranopia

#a0a2a4 · ΔE 17

Tritanopia

#a9a19f · ΔE 15.8

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 16.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aa8ead;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aa8ead]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#aa8ead (#aa8ead) is rgb(170, 142, 173) in RGB.

No, #aa8ead is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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