#a097a9

Color #a097a9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.98 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a097a9

RGB

rgb(160, 151, 169)

HSL

hsl(270, 9.5%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 10.7%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.3%, 10.7%, 0%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(63.73, 6.77, -8.2)

LCH

lch(63.73, 10.63, 309.54)

OKLCH

oklch(69%, 0.0279, 308.02)

HWB

hwb(270, 59.2%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0a997

Analogous

#9797a9

#a097a9

#a997a9

Triadic

#a097a9

#a9a097

#97a9a0

Split-complementary

#a097a9

#a9a997

#97a997

Tetradic

#a097a9

#a997a0

#a0a997

#97a9a0

Square

#a097a9

#a99797

#a0a997

#97a9a9

Shades

Color #a097a9 mixed toward black.

#857a91

#6b6075

#504858

#35303a

#1b181d

Tints

Color #a097a9 mixed toward white.

#b0a8b7

#c0bac6

#cfcbd4

#dfdce2

#efeef1

Tones

Color #a097a9 mixed toward gray.

#a098a7

#a09aa6

#a09ba4

#a09da3

#a09ea1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9ca5 · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#9d9da4 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#a0a2a1 · ΔE 11.5

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 10.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a097a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a097a9]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#a097a9 (#a097a9) is rgb(160, 151, 169) in RGB.

No, #a097a9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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