#a594ad

Color #a594ad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 15.29 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a594ad

RGB

rgb(165, 148, 173)

HSL

hsl(280.8, 13.2%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280.8, 14.5%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.6%, 14.5%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(63.51, 11.02, -10.75)

LCH

lch(63.51, 15.39, 315.71)

OKLCH

oklch(69%, 0.0409, 315)

HWB

hwb(280.8, 58%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9cad94

Analogous

#9894ad

#a594ad

#ad94a8

Triadic

#a594ad

#ada594

#94ada5

Split-complementary

#a594ad

#a8ad94

#94ad98

Tetradic

#a594ad

#ad949c

#9cad94

#94ada5

Square

#a594ad

#ad9894

#9cad94

#94a8ad

Shades

Color #a594ad mixed toward black.

#8b7696

#705d79

#54465b

#382e3d

#1c171e

Tints

Color #a594ad mixed toward white.

#b4a6bb

#c3b8c8

#d2c9d6

#e1dbe4

#f0edf1

Tones

Color #a594ad mixed toward gray.

#a496ab

#a398a9

#a39aa7

#a29ca5

#a19ea2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ea7 · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#9fa0a6 · ΔE 11.7

Tritanopia

#a4a3a2 · ΔE 14.2

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 13.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a594ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a594ad]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#a594ad (#a594ad) is rgb(165, 148, 173) in RGB.

No, #a594ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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