#a297ad

Color #a297ad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 13.33 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a297ad

RGB

rgb(162, 151, 173)

HSL

hsl(270, 11.8%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 12.7%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.4%, 12.7%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(64.02, 8.28, -10)

LCH

lch(64.02, 12.98, 309.62)

OKLCH

oklch(69.3%, 0.0341, 307.85)

HWB

hwb(270, 59.2%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2ad97

Analogous

#9797ad

#a297ad

#ad97ad

Triadic

#a297ad

#ada297

#97ada2

Split-complementary

#a297ad

#adad97

#97ad97

Tetradic

#a297ad

#ad97a2

#a2ad97

#97ada2

Square

#a297ad

#ad9797

#a2ad97

#97adad

Shades

Color #a297ad mixed toward black.

#877995

#6c5f79

#51475b

#36303c

#1b181e

Tints

Color #a297ad mixed toward white.

#b1a8bb

#c1bac8

#d0cbd6

#e0dce4

#efeef1

Tones

Color #a297ad mixed toward gray.

#a299ab

#a29ba9

#a29ca7

#a29ea6

#a2a0a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9da8 · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#9e9fa7 · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#a1a4a3 · ΔE 13.5

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 11.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a297ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a297ad]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#a297ad (#a297ad) is rgb(162, 151, 173) in RGB.

No, #a297ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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