#a29ba9

Color #a29ba9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.3 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#a29ba9

RGB

rgb(162, 155, 169)

HSL

hsl(270, 7.5%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 8.3%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.1%, 8.3%, 0%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(64.95, 5.24, -6.37)

LCH

lch(64.95, 8.25, 309.44)

OKLCH

oklch(70%, 0.0216, 308.04)

HWB

hwb(270, 60.8%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2a99b

Analogous

#9b9ba9

#a29ba9

#a99ba9

Triadic

#a29ba9

#a9a29b

#9ba9a2

Split-complementary

#a29ba9

#a9a99b

#9ba99b

Tetradic

#a29ba9

#a99ba2

#a2a99b

#9ba9a2

Square

#a29ba9

#a99b9b

#a2a99b

#9ba9a9

Shades

Color #a29ba9 mixed toward black.

#877e90

#6c6474

#514b57

#36323a

#1b191d

Tints

Color #a29ba9 mixed toward white.

#b1acb7

#c1bcc6

#d0cdd4

#e0dee2

#efeef1

Tones

Color #a29ba9 mixed toward gray.

#a29ca8

#a29da7

#a29ea5

#a2a0a4

#a2a1a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fa6 · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#9fa0a5 · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#a2a3a3 · ΔE 8.8

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 8.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a29ba9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a29ba9]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#a29ba9 (#a29ba9) is rgb(162, 155, 169) in RGB.

No, #a29ba9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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