#a493a2

Color #a493a2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.42 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a493a2

RGB

rgb(164, 147, 162)

HSL

hsl(307.1, 8.5%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(307.1, 10.4%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.4%, 1.2%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(62.82, 9.06, -5.57)

LCH

lch(62.82, 10.64, 328.42)

OKLCH

oklch(68.3%, 0.0292, 329.57)

HWB

hwb(307.1, 57.6%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#93a495

Analogous

#9e93a4

#a493a2

#a4939a

Triadic

#a493a2

#a2a493

#93a2a4

Split-complementary

#a493a2

#9aa493

#93a49e

Tetradic

#a493a2

#a49593

#93a495

#93a2a4

Square

#a493a2

#a49e93

#93a495

#939aa4

Shades

Color #a493a2 mixed toward black.

#8c778a

#715f6e

#544753

#382f37

#1c181c

Tints

Color #a493a2 mixed toward white.

#b3a5b2

#c2b7c1

#d2c9d1

#e1dbe0

#f0edf0

Tones

Color #a493a2 mixed toward gray.

#a395a1

#a196a0

#a0979f

#9e999e

#9d9a9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9d9f · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#9e9f9e · ΔE 12.4

Tritanopia

#a39c9b · ΔE 9.2

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 11

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a493a2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a493a2]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#a493a2 (#a493a2) is rgb(164, 147, 162) in RGB.

No, #a493a2 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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