#a49ca2

Color #a49ca2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.09 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a49ca2

RGB

rgb(164, 156, 162)

HSL

hsl(315, 4.2%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(315, 4.9%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.9%, 1.2%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(65.18, 4.03, -2.08)

LCH

lch(65.18, 4.54, 332.7)

OKLCH

oklch(70.1%, 0.0126, 334.05)

HWB

hwb(315, 61.2%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ca49e

Analogous

#a29ca4

#a49ca2

#a49c9e

Triadic

#a49ca2

#a2a49c

#9ca2a4

Split-complementary

#a49ca2

#9ea49c

#9ca4a2

Tetradic

#a49ca2

#a49e9c

#9ca49e

#9ca2a4

Square

#a49ca2

#a4a29c

#9ca49e

#9c9ea4

Shades

Color #a49ca2 mixed toward black.

#8a8088

#6f666d

#534d52

#383336

#1c1a1b

Tints

Color #a49ca2 mixed toward white.

#b3acb1

#c2bdc1

#d1cdd0

#e1dee0

#f0eeef

Tones

Color #a49ca2 mixed toward gray.

#a39da2

#a39da1

#a29ea1

#a19fa1

#a19fa0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#a1a2a0 · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#a49f9f · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 5.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a49ca2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a49ca2]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Orchid #da70d6

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#a49ca2 (#a49ca2) is rgb(164, 156, 162) in RGB.

No, #a49ca2 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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