#a3a1a4

Color #a3a1a4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.3 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a3a1a4

RGB

rgb(163, 161, 164)

HSL

hsl(280, 1.6%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 1.8%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.6%, 1.8%, 0%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(66.49, 1.29, -1.3)

LCH

lch(66.49, 1.83, 314.78)

OKLCH

oklch(71.2%, 0.0048, 315)

HWB

hwb(280, 63.1%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2a4a1

Analogous

#a1a1a4

#a3a1a4

#a4a1a3

Triadic

#a3a1a4

#a4a3a1

#a1a4a3

Split-complementary

#a3a1a4

#a3a4a1

#a1a4a1

Tetradic

#a3a1a4

#a4a1a2

#a2a4a1

#a1a4a3

Square

#a3a1a4

#a4a1a1

#a2a4a1

#a1a3a4

Shades

Color #a3a1a4 mixed toward black.

#888589

#6d6b6e

#525053

#363537

#1b1b1c

Tints

Color #a3a1a4 mixed toward white.

#b2b1b3

#c2c0c2

#d1d0d1

#e0e0e1

#f0eff0

Tones

Color #a3a1a4 mixed toward gray.

#a3a1a4

#a3a1a3

#a3a2a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2a3 · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#a2a2a3 · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 2.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a3a1a4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3a1a4]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#a3a1a4 (#a3a1a4) is rgb(163, 161, 164) in RGB.

No, #a3a1a4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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