HEX to RGB: #A89EA9

Also known as: Tailwind mauve-400

#A89EA9 → rgb(168 158 169)

Values are shown at full precision, so converting back gives exactly #a89ea9. The rounded form is what you normally paste into CSS.

Step-by-step math

Every number below is computed from the input, nothing is looked up.

1. HEX → pairs
```
#A89EA9 → A8 | 9E | A9
```

2. base 16 → base 10

R = A8₁₆ = 10×16 + 8 = 168
G = 9E₁₆ = 9×16 + 14 = 158
B = A9₁₆ = 10×16 + 9 = 169

3. RGB
```
rgb(168 158 169)
```

All formats

HEX: #a89ea9
RGB: rgb(168 158 169)
RGB (legacy): rgb(168, 158, 169)
HSL: hsl(294.55 6.01% 64.12%) → hsl(295 6% 64%)
HWB: hwb(295 62% 34%)
OKLCH: oklch(0.711 0.019 323.0) · oklch(71.1% 0.019 323.0)
OKLab: oklab(0.711 0.016 -0.012)
Lab (D50): lab(66.24 5.30 -4.36)
LCH (D50): lch(66.24 6.87 320.52)
Display P3: color(display-p3 0.6521 0.6210 0.6597)
Linear sRGB: color(srgb-linear 0.3916 0.3419 0.3968)

Gamut: sRGB and Display P3

#A89EA9 is a hex color, so it sits inside sRGB and therefore inside Display P3. At this lightness and hue, sRGB reaches chroma 0.267 and Display P3 reaches 0.292; this color uses 7% of the sRGB chroma available.

CSS snippets

.element {
  color: #a89ea9;
  color: rgb(168 158 169);
  color: hsl(295 6% 64%);
  color: oklch(0.711 0.019 323.0);
}

/* Tailwind CSS v4 */
@theme {
  --color-brand: oklch(0.711 0.019 323.0);
}
/* arbitrary values */
class="text-[#a89ea9] bg-[oklch(0.711_0.019_323.0)]"

/* wide-gamut screens */
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .element { color: color(display-p3 0.6521 0.6210 0.6597); }
}

/* relative color syntax: 10% darker */
.element-dark { color: oklch(from #a89ea9 calc(l - 0.1) c h); }

Nearby colors

Closest colors in the Tailwind and CSS named palettes (OKLab distance).

Lighter and darker, same hue and chroma

#BBB1BC · oklch(0.771 0.019 323.0) · ΔL +0.06
#968C97 · oklch(0.651 0.019 323.0) · ΔL −0.06

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