#a397ac

Color #a397ac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 13.56 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a397ac

RGB

rgb(163, 151, 172)

HSL

hsl(274.3, 11.2%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.3, 12.2%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.2%, 12.2%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(64.08, 8.43, -9.35)

LCH

lch(64.08, 12.59, 312.04)

OKLCH

oklch(69.4%, 0.0332, 310.84)

HWB

hwb(274.3, 59.2%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0ac97

Analogous

#9897ac

#a397ac

#ac97aa

Triadic

#a397ac

#aca397

#97aca3

Split-complementary

#a397ac

#aaac97

#97ac98

Tetradic

#a397ac

#ac97a0

#a0ac97

#97aca3

Square

#a397ac

#ac9897

#a0ac97

#97aaac

Shades

Color #a397ac mixed toward black.

#887994

#6d6078

#52485a

#37303c

#1b181e

Tints

Color #a397ac mixed toward white.

#b2a8ba

#c2bac8

#d1cbd5

#e0dce3

#f0eef1

Tones

Color #a397ac mixed toward gray.

#a399aa

#a29aa8

#a29ca7

#a29ea5

#a2a0a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ea7 · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#9fa0a6 · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#a2a3a2 · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 11.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a397ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a397ac]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a397ac (#a397ac) is rgb(163, 151, 172) in RGB.

No, #a397ac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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