#a39caa

Color #a39caa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.12 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a39caa

RGB

rgb(163, 156, 170)

HSL

hsl(270, 7.6%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 8.2%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.1%, 8.2%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(65.33, 5.23, -6.36)

LCH

lch(65.33, 8.23, 309.43)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.0216, 308.04)

HWB

hwb(270, 61.2%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3aa9c

Analogous

#9c9caa

#a39caa

#aa9caa

Triadic

#a39caa

#aaa39c

#9caaa3

Split-complementary

#a39caa

#aaaa9c

#9caa9c

Tetradic

#a39caa

#aa9ca3

#a3aa9c

#9caaa3

Square

#a39caa

#aa9c9c

#a3aa9c

#9caaaa

Shades

Color #a39caa mixed toward black.

#887f91

#6d6475

#514b58

#36323a

#1b191d

Tints

Color #a39caa mixed toward white.

#b2acb8

#c2bdc6

#d1cdd4

#e0dee3

#f0eef1

Tones

Color #a39caa mixed toward gray.

#a39da9

#a39ea8

#a39fa6

#a3a1a5

#a3a2a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0a7 · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#a0a1a6 · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#a3a4a4 · ΔE 8.8

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 8.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a39caa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a39caa]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#a39caa (#a39caa) is rgb(163, 156, 170) in RGB.

No, #a39caa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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