#a49db2

Color #a49db2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.42 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a49db2

RGB

rgb(164, 157, 178)

HSL

hsl(260, 12%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260, 11.8%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.9%, 11.8%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(65.92, 6.64, -9.96)

LCH

lch(65.92, 11.97, 303.69)

OKLCH

oklch(70.9%, 0.0312, 300.68)

HWB

hwb(260, 61.6%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abb29d

Analogous

#9da1b2

#a49db2

#af9db2

Triadic

#a49db2

#b2a49d

#9db2a4

Split-complementary

#a49db2

#b2af9d

#a1b29d

Tetradic

#a49db2

#b29dab

#abb29d

#9db2a4

Square

#a49db2

#b29da1

#abb29d

#9db2af

Shades

Color #a49db2 mixed toward black.

#877e99

#6b627d

#504a5e

#36313f

#1b191f

Tints

Color #a49db2 mixed toward white.

#b3adbf

#c2becc

#d2ced9

#e1dee5

#f0eff2

Tones

Color #a49db2 mixed toward gray.

#a59fb0

#a5a1af

#a6a2ad

#a6a4ab

#a7a6a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1ad · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#a1a2ac · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#a4a9a8 · ΔE 13

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 10.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a49db2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a49db2]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#a49db2 (#a49db2) is rgb(164, 157, 178) in RGB.

No, #a49db2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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