#a196aa

Color #a196aa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.89 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a196aa

RGB

rgb(161, 150, 170)

HSL

hsl(273, 10.5%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273, 11.8%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.3%, 11.8%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(63.58, 7.89, -8.98)

LCH

lch(63.58, 11.95, 311.3)

OKLCH

oklch(68.9%, 0.0314, 309.97)

HWB

hwb(273, 58.8%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9faa96

Analogous

#9796aa

#a196aa

#aa96a9

Triadic

#a196aa

#aaa196

#96aaa1

Split-complementary

#a196aa

#a9aa96

#96aa97

Tetradic

#a196aa

#aa969f

#9faa96

#96aaa1

Square

#a196aa

#aa9796

#9faa96

#96a9aa

Shades

Color #a196aa mixed toward black.

#877892

#6c5f76

#514858

#36303b

#1b181d

Tints

Color #a196aa mixed toward white.

#b1a7b8

#c0b9c6

#d0cad4

#e0dce3

#efedf1

Tones

Color #a196aa mixed toward gray.

#a198a8

#a199a7

#a09ba5

#a09da3

#a09ea2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9ca5 · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#9d9ea4 · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#a0a2a1 · ΔE 12.6

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 11.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a196aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a196aa]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#a196aa (#a196aa) is rgb(161, 150, 170) in RGB.

No, #a196aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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