Color

#A9A8B7

Light muted cool violet. Nearest reference color: Silver (Metallic).

RGB

0–255

169

168

183

CMYK

0–100%

7.65%

8.2%

28.24%

RGB describes how #A9A8B7 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 169, green 168 and blue 183.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 7.65%, magenta 8.2%, yellow 0% and black 28.24%.

HSL values

H 244° S 9.43% L 68.82%

In the HSL color model, #A9A8B7 has a hue of 244°, 9.43% saturation and 68.82% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#A9A8B7 is a light, cool violet with muted chroma.

Temperature: Cool
Lightness: Light
Chroma: Muted

Color formats

Copy #A9A8B7 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #A9A8B7

RGB rgb(169, 168, 183)

HSL hsl(244 9.43% 68.82%)

OKLCH oklch(0.737149 0.02142 288.9269)

CSS --color: #A9A8B7;

Tints of #A9A8B7

Tints are lighter variations of #A9A8B7. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#EDECFC #DCDBEB #CBCAD9 #BAB9C8 #A9A8B7

Shades of #A9A8B7

Shades are darker variations of #A9A8B7. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#A9A8B7 #7A7987 #4F4E5B #272632 #06050D

Tones of #A9A8B7

Tones reduce the chroma of #A9A8B7, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#A9A8B7 #A9A8B4 #A9A9B1 #A9A9AF #AAA9AC

Tonal range of #A9A8B7

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #A9A8B7 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#EDECFC #DCDBEB #CBCAD9 #BAB9C8 #A9A8B7 #7A7987 #4F4E5B #272632 #06050D

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #EDECFC;
    --color-200: #DCDBEB;
    --color-300: #CBCAD9;
    --color-400: #BAB9C8;
    --color-500: #A9A8B7;
    --color-600: #7A7987;
    --color-700: #4F4E5B;
    --color-800: #272632;
    --color-900: #06050D;
}

Colors that go with #A9A8B7

Color harmonies for #A9A8B7 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#A9A8B7 #ABAB9C

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#A2ABB8 #A9A8B7 #B0A6B3

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#A9A8B7 #B6A69E #9EAFA7

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#A9A8B7 #B1A99B #A3ADA1

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#A9A8B7 #B7A5A5 #ABAB9C #9BAEAF

CSS gradients with #A9A8B7

These gradients show how #A9A8B7 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#A9A8B7 #BEBDC9 #D3D3DB #E9E9ED #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #A9A8B7, #BEBDC9, #D3D3DB, #E9E9ED, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#A9A8B7 #72717B #3F3F45 #121215 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #A9A8B7, #72717B, #3F3F45, #121215, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#A9A8B7 #B3A5B0 #B7A5A5 #B4A79D #ABAB9C

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #A9A8B7, #B3A5B0, #B7A5A5, #B4A79D, #ABAB9C);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #A9A8B7. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

2.34:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

8.97:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.3986 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #A9A8B7 as the background.

background-color: #A9A8B7;
color: #000000;

Using #A9A8B7 in design

See how #A9A8B7 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#A9A8B7 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #A9A8B7 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#DCDBEB

#A9A8B7

#272632

Colors similar to #A9A8B7

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #A9A8B7, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#C2C1D1 #908F9E #A8A5CC #AAAAAA #A7A9B8 #ABA7B6 #B3B5C4 #9F9BA9

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #A9A8B7 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #A5AAB8 Deuteranopia #A5A9B7 Tritanopia #A6AAAD

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #A9A8B7 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 38.9104
Y: 39.859
Z: 50.4342

CIELAB

L*: 69.369
a*: 3.291
b*: -7.5577

OKLab

L: 0.737149
a: 0.006948
b: -0.020262

OKLCH

L: 0.737149
C: 0.02142
H: 288.9269°