#aa9cc2

Color #aa9cc2

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 15.85 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#aa9cc2

RGB

rgb(170, 156, 194)

HSL

hsl(262.1, 23.7%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(262.1, 19.6%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.4%, 19.6%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(66.69, 12.59, -17.68)

LCH

lch(66.69, 21.7, 305.45)

OKLCH

oklch(71.8%, 0.0565, 301.83)

HWB

hwb(262.1, 61.2%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4c29c

Analogous

#9ca1c2

#aa9cc2

#bd9cc2

Triadic

#aa9cc2

#c2aa9c

#9cc2aa

Split-complementary

#aa9cc2

#c2bd9c

#a1c29c

Tetradic

#aa9cc2

#c29cb4

#b4c29c

#9cc2aa

Square

#aa9cc2

#c29ca1

#b4c29c

#9cc2bd

Shades

Color #aa9cc2 mixed toward black.

#8b78ac

#6d5990

#52436c

#372c48

#1b1624

Tints

Color #aa9cc2 mixed toward white.

#b8accc

#c6bdd6

#d4cde0

#e3deeb

#f1eef5

Tones

Color #aa9cc2 mixed toward gray.

#ab9fbf

#aca2bc

#aca5b8

#ada9b5

#aeacb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4ba · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#a5a6b8 · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#a9b3b1 · ΔE 20.1

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 16.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aa9cc2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aa9cc2]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

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Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#aa9cc2 (#aa9cc2) is rgb(170, 156, 194) in RGB.

No, #aa9cc2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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