#a49daf

Color #a49daf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.9 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a49daf

RGB

rgb(164, 157, 175)

HSL

hsl(263.3, 10.1%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(263.3, 10.3%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.3%, 10.3%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(65.83, 6.03, -8.42)

LCH

lch(65.83, 10.36, 305.61)

OKLCH

oklch(70.8%, 0.027, 303.22)

HWB

hwb(263.3, 61.6%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8af9d

Analogous

#9d9faf

#a49daf

#ad9daf

Triadic

#a49daf

#afa49d

#9dafa4

Split-complementary

#a49daf

#afad9d

#9faf9d

Tetradic

#a49daf

#af9da8

#a8af9d

#9dafa4

Square

#a49daf

#af9d9f

#a8af9d

#9dafad

Shades

Color #a49daf mixed toward black.

#887f96

#6c637a

#514b5b

#36323d

#1b191e

Tints

Color #a49daf mixed toward white.

#b3adbc

#c2beca

#d1ced7

#e1dee4

#f0eff2

Tones

Color #a49daf mixed toward gray.

#a49fad

#a5a0ac

#a5a2aa

#a5a3a9

#a6a5a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1ab · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#a1a2aa · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#a4a8a7 · ΔE 11.7

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 9.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a49daf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a49daf]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#a49daf (#a49daf) is rgb(164, 157, 175) in RGB.

No, #a49daf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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