#a599ad

Color #a599ad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.83 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#a599ad

RGB

rgb(165, 153, 173)

HSL

hsl(276, 10.9%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276, 11.6%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.6%, 11.6%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(64.8, 8.21, -8.81)

LCH

lch(64.8, 12.04, 312.98)

OKLCH

oklch(70%, 0.0318, 312.07)

HWB

hwb(276, 60%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1ad99

Analogous

#9b99ad

#a599ad

#ad99ab

Triadic

#a599ad

#ada599

#99ada5

Split-complementary

#a599ad

#abad99

#99ad9b

Tetradic

#a599ad

#ad99a1

#a1ad99

#99ada5

Square

#a599ad

#ad9b99

#a1ad99

#99abad

Shades

Color #a599ad mixed toward black.

#8a7b95

#6f6178

#53495a

#37303c

#1c181e

Tints

Color #a599ad mixed toward white.

#b4aabb

#c3bbc8

#d2ccd6

#e1dde4

#f0eef1

Tones

Color #a599ad mixed toward gray.

#a59bab

#a49caa

#a49ea8

#a4a0a6

#a3a1a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0a8 · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#a1a2a7 · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#a4a5a4 · ΔE 12.4

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 11.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a599ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a599ad]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a599ad (#a599ad) is rgb(165, 153, 173) in RGB.

No, #a599ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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