#a299a9

Color #a299a9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.7 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a299a9

RGB

rgb(162, 153, 169)

HSL

hsl(273.8, 8.5%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.8, 9.5%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.1%, 9.5%, 0%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(64.43, 6.35, -7.15)

LCH

lch(64.43, 9.56, 311.61)

OKLCH

oklch(69.6%, 0.0252, 310.65)

HWB

hwb(273.8, 60%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0a999

Analogous

#9a99a9

#a299a9

#a999a8

Triadic

#a299a9

#a9a299

#99a9a2

Split-complementary

#a299a9

#a8a999

#99a99a

Tetradic

#a299a9

#a999a0

#a0a999

#99a9a2

Square

#a299a9

#a99a99

#a0a999

#99a8a9

Shades

Color #a299a9 mixed toward black.

#877c90

#6c6274

#514a57

#36313a

#1b191d

Tints

Color #a299a9 mixed toward white.

#b1aab7

#c1bbc6

#d0ccd4

#e0dde2

#efeef1

Tones

Color #a299a9 mixed toward gray.

#a29aa8

#a29ca6

#a19da5

#a19ea4

#a1a0a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ea5 · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#9f9fa4 · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 9.6

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 9.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a299a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a299a9]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#a299a9 (#a299a9) is rgb(162, 153, 169) in RGB.

No, #a299a9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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