#a4a1a5

Color #a4a1a5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.63 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#a4a1a5

RGB

rgb(164, 161, 165)

HSL

hsl(285, 2.2%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285, 2.4%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.6%, 2.4%, 0%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(66.6, 1.84, -1.69)

LCH

lch(66.6, 2.5, 317.43)

OKLCH

oklch(71.3%, 0.0067, 317.44)

HWB

hwb(285, 63.1%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2a5a1

Analogous

#a2a1a5

#a4a1a5

#a5a1a4

Triadic

#a4a1a5

#a5a4a1

#a1a5a4

Split-complementary

#a4a1a5

#a4a5a1

#a1a5a2

Tetradic

#a4a1a5

#a5a1a2

#a2a5a1

#a1a5a4

Square

#a4a1a5

#a5a2a1

#a2a5a1

#a1a4a5

Shades

Color #a4a1a5 mixed toward black.

#89858a

#6e6a6f

#525053

#373538

#1b1b1c

Tints

Color #a4a1a5 mixed toward white.

#b3b1b4

#c2c0c3

#d1d0d2

#e1e0e1

#f0eff0

Tones

Color #a4a1a5 mixed toward gray.

#a4a1a5

#a4a2a4

#a3a2a4

#a3a3a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3a4 · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#a3a3a4 · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#a4a3a3 · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a4a1a5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4a1a5]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Frequently asked questions

#a4a1a5 (#a4a1a5) is rgb(164, 161, 165) in RGB.

No, #a4a1a5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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