#aea9b5

Color #aea9b5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.89 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#aea9b5

RGB

rgb(174, 169, 181)

HSL

hsl(265, 7.5%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265, 6.6%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.9%, 6.6%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(69.97, 4.07, -5.51)

LCH

lch(69.97, 6.85, 306.45)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.0179, 304.76)

HWB

hwb(265, 66.3%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0b5a9

Analogous

#a9aab5

#aea9b5

#b4a9b5

Triadic

#aea9b5

#b5aea9

#a9b5ae

Split-complementary

#aea9b5

#b5b4a9

#aab5a9

Tetradic

#aea9b5

#b5a9b0

#b0b5a9

#a9b5ae

Square

#aea9b5

#b5a9aa

#b0b5a9

#a9b5b4

Shades

Color #aea9b5 mixed toward black.

#908a9a

#736c7d

#56515e

#3a363f

#1d1b1f

Tints

Color #aea9b5 mixed toward white.

#bbb7c1

#c9c6ce

#d6d4da

#e4e2e6

#f1f1f3

Tones

Color #aea9b5 mixed toward gray.

#aeaab4

#aeabb3

#aeacb2

#afadb1

#afaeb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacb2 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#acadb2 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#aeb0af · ΔE 8.2

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 6.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aea9b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aea9b5]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Purple #9370db

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Frequently asked questions

#aea9b5 (#aea9b5) is rgb(174, 169, 181) in RGB.

No, #aea9b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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