#A8A3B0

Accessibility

AAA

8.53:1

Vs white / black

2.46:1 · 8.53:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#a8a3b0

RGB

rgb(168, 163, 176)

RGBA

rgba(168, 163, 176, 1)

HSL

hsl(263, 8%, 66%)

HSLA

hsla(263, 8%, 66%, 1)

HSV

hsv(263, 7%, 69%)

LAB

lab(67.76% 4.29 -6.06)

LCH

lch(67.76% 7.42 305.3)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7237 0.0106 -0.0162)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7237 0.0194 303.2)

XYZ

xyz(37.08, 37.65, 46.38)

CMYK

cmyk(5%, 7%, 0%, 31%)

CSS

color: #a8a3b0;

CSS variable

--color-a8a3b0: #a8a3b0;

SCSS

$color-a8a3b0: #a8a3b0;

JavaScript

const color = "#a8a3b0";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#a8a3b0";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#a8a3b0" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#a8a3b0", "rgb": { "r": 168, "g": 163, "b": 176 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7237 0.0194 303.2)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#a8a3b0-1: #a8a3b0;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

zinc-400

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.41 · #A1A1AA

Nearest CSS named color

DarkGray

Very different · ΔE 7.46 · #A9A9A9

Nearest Material color

grey-500

Very different · ΔE 7.68 · #9E9E9E

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 19.02 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50f8f2ff 100eae5f3 200d7d1df 300c0bbc9 400a49fac 500888390 600726d7a 7005c5763 80046414d 900312d38 9501c1822

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f8f7f8 f1f0f2 e9e8eb e2e0e5 dbd9de d4d1d8 ccc9d1 c5c2ca bebac4 b7b2bd afabb7 a8a3b0 9a95a1 8c8893 7e7a84 706d75 625f67 545258 464449 38363b 2a292c 1c1b1d 0e0e0f

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f8f7f8 f1f0f2 e9e8eb e2e0e5 dbd9de d4d1d8 ccc9d1 c5c2ca bebac4 b7b2bd afabb7

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

9a95a1 8c8893 7e7a84 706d75 625f67 545258 464449 38363b 2a292c 1c1b1d 0e0e0f

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

a5a0ac a19da8 9e9aa4 9b97a0 97949c 949298 918f94 8d8c90 8a898c 878688 838384

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#A8A3B0Stop 1 #AAAFA1Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#A1A3AFStop 1 #A8A3B0Stop 2 #AEA1AFStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#A8A3B0Stop 1 #AFA7A1Stop 2 #A1AFA7Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#A8A3B0Stop 1 #AFAEA1Stop 2 #A3AFA1Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#322F37Stop 1 #585260Stop 2 #7D758AStop 3 #A49FADStop 4 #CBC8D0Stop 5

Using this color

Where #a8a3b0 works

#A8A3B0 (#a8a3b0) sits in the deep purple family at about 263° hue, 8% saturation, and 66% lightness. Contrast is 2.46:1 on white and 8.53:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: zinc-400 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #a8a3b0 as small body text on white — 2.46:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Mystery, ambition, and creativity. Strong for artistic and spiritual associations. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Deep Purple range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind zinc 400#A1A1AA Tailwind gray 400#9CA3AF Material You Neutral#938F99 Tailwind neutral 400#A3A3A3 DarkGray#A9A9A9 Material Grey 500#9E9E9E Web Safe #999999#999999 Tailwind stone 400#A8A29E System Gray#8E8E93 Chakra gray 400#A0AEC0 Tailwind slate 400#94A3B8 Material Grey 400#BDBDBD

Where #a8a3b0 works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #a8a3b0 as small body text on white — 2.46:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.