#a198a4

Color #a198a4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.23 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#a198a4

RGB

rgb(161, 152, 164)

HSL

hsl(285, 6.2%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285, 7.3%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.8%, 7.3%, 0%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(63.93, 5.57, -5.09)

LCH

lch(63.93, 7.55, 317.58)

OKLCH

oklch(69.1%, 0.0201, 317.82)

HWB

hwb(285, 59.6%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ba498

Analogous

#9b98a4

#a198a4

#a498a1

Triadic

#a198a4

#a4a198

#98a4a1

Split-complementary

#a198a4

#a1a498

#98a49b

Tetradic

#a198a4

#a4989b

#9ba498

#98a4a1

Square

#a198a4

#a49b98

#9ba498

#98a1a4

Shades

Color #a198a4 mixed toward black.

#887c8b

#6d6370

#524a54

#363138

#1b191c

Tints

Color #a198a4 mixed toward white.

#b1a9b3

#c0bac2

#d0ccd2

#e0dde1

#efeef0

Tones

Color #a198a4 mixed toward gray.

#a199a3

#a09aa2

#a09ba1

#9f9ca0

#9f9d9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9da1 · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#9e9ea1 · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#a19f9e · ΔE 8

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a198a4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a198a4]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Frequently asked questions

#a198a4 (#a198a4) is rgb(161, 152, 164) in RGB.

No, #a198a4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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