#a491a6

Color #a491a6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 14.96 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a491a6

RGB

rgb(164, 145, 166)

HSL

hsl(294.3, 10.6%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(294.3, 12.7%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.2%, 12.7%, 0%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(62.42, 10.96, -8.43)

LCH

lch(62.42, 13.83, 322.43)

OKLCH

oklch(68%, 0.0373, 322.95)

HWB

hwb(294.3, 56.9%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#93a691

Analogous

#9a91a6

#a491a6

#a6919e

Triadic

#a491a6

#a6a491

#91a6a4

Split-complementary

#a491a6

#9ea691

#91a69a

Tetradic

#a491a6

#a69193

#93a691

#91a6a4

Square

#a491a6

#a69a91

#93a691

#919ea6

Shades

Color #a491a6 mixed toward black.

#8c748f

#715d73

#544656

#382e39

#1c171d

Tints

Color #a491a6 mixed toward white.

#b3a3b5

#c2b6c4

#d2c8d3

#e1dae1

#f0edf0

Tones

Color #a491a6 mixed toward gray.

#a393a4

#a195a3

#a096a1

#9e989f

#9d9a9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9ca1 · ΔE 11.2

Deuteranopia

#9d9fa0 · ΔE 13.8

Tritanopia

#a39d9c · ΔE 11.8

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 13

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a491a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a491a6]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#a491a6 (#a491a6) is rgb(164, 145, 166) in RGB.

No, #a491a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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