#a4a0a5

Color #a4a0a5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.3 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a4a0a5

RGB

rgb(164, 160, 165)

HSL

hsl(288, 2.7%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288, 3%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.6%, 3%, 0%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(66.33, 2.39, -2.08)

LCH

lch(66.33, 3.17, 318.97)

OKLCH

oklch(71.1%, 0.0084, 319.33)

HWB

hwb(288, 62.7%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1a5a0

Analogous

#a1a0a5

#a4a0a5

#a5a0a3

Triadic

#a4a0a5

#a5a4a0

#a0a5a4

Split-complementary

#a4a0a5

#a3a5a0

#a0a5a1

Tetradic

#a4a0a5

#a5a0a1

#a1a5a0

#a0a5a4

Square

#a4a0a5

#a5a1a0

#a1a5a0

#a0a3a5

Shades

Color #a4a0a5 mixed toward black.

#89848b

#6e696f

#534f53

#373538

#1c1a1c

Tints

Color #a4a0a5 mixed toward white.

#b3b0b4

#c2c0c3

#d1cfd2

#e1dfe1

#f0eff0

Tones

Color #a4a0a5 mixed toward gray.

#a4a0a5

#a3a1a4

#a3a2a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2a4 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#a3a3a4 · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#a4a3a3 · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a4a0a5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4a0a5]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#a4a0a5 (#a4a0a5) is rgb(164, 160, 165) in RGB.

No, #a4a0a5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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