#a29ba7

Color #a29ba7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.41 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a29ba7

RGB

rgb(162, 155, 167)

HSL

hsl(275, 6.4%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275, 7.2%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(3%, 7.2%, 0%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(64.89, 4.84, -5.33)

LCH

lch(64.89, 7.2, 312.24)

OKLCH

oklch(69.9%, 0.019, 311.58)

HWB

hwb(275, 60.8%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0a79b

Analogous

#9c9ba7

#a29ba7

#a79ba6

Triadic

#a29ba7

#a7a29b

#9ba7a2

Split-complementary

#a29ba7

#a6a79b

#9ba79c

Tetradic

#a29ba7

#a79ba0

#a0a79b

#9ba7a2

Square

#a29ba7

#a79c9b

#a0a79b

#9ba6a7

Shades

Color #a29ba7 mixed toward black.

#877e8e

#6c6472

#514b56

#363239

#1b191d

Tints

Color #a29ba7 mixed toward white.

#b1acb6

#c1bcc4

#d0cdd3

#e0dee2

#efeef0

Tones

Color #a29ba7 mixed toward gray.

#a29ca6

#a29da5

#a19ea4

#a19fa3

#a1a0a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fa4 · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#9fa0a4 · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#a2a2a1 · ΔE 8.3

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 7.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a29ba7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a29ba7]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a29ba7 (#a29ba7) is rgb(162, 155, 167) in RGB.

No, #a29ba7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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