#a299ad

Color #a299ad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.58 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#a299ad

RGB

rgb(162, 153, 173)

HSL

hsl(267, 10.9%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(267, 11.6%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.4%, 11.6%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(64.55, 7.16, -9.22)

LCH

lch(64.55, 11.67, 307.83)

OKLCH

oklch(69.7%, 0.0305, 305.93)

HWB

hwb(267, 60%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4ad99

Analogous

#999aad

#a299ad

#ac99ad

Triadic

#a299ad

#ada299

#99ada2

Split-complementary

#a299ad

#adac99

#9aad99

Tetradic

#a299ad

#ad99a4

#a4ad99

#99ada2

Square

#a299ad

#ad999a

#a4ad99

#99adac

Shades

Color #a299ad mixed toward black.

#867b95

#6b6178

#51495a

#36303c

#1b181e

Tints

Color #a299ad mixed toward white.

#b1aabb

#c1bbc8

#d0ccd6

#e0dde4

#efeef1

Tones

Color #a299ad mixed toward gray.

#a29bab

#a29caa

#a29ea8

#a3a0a6

#a3a1a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ea8 · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#9f9fa7 · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#a2a5a4 · ΔE 12.5

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 10.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a299ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a299ad]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#a299ad (#a299ad) is rgb(162, 153, 173) in RGB.

No, #a299ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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