#a59aaf

Color #a59aaf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 13.08 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a59aaf

RGB

rgb(165, 154, 175)

HSL

hsl(271.4, 11.6%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.4, 12%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.7%, 12%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(65.13, 8.05, -9.45)

LCH

lch(65.13, 12.41, 310.43)

OKLCH

oklch(70.2%, 0.0326, 308.91)

HWB

hwb(271.4, 60.4%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4af9a

Analogous

#9a9aaf

#a59aaf

#af9aae

Triadic

#a59aaf

#afa59a

#9aafa5

Split-complementary

#a59aaf

#aeaf9a

#9aaf9a

Tetradic

#a59aaf

#af9aa4

#a4af9a

#9aafa5

Square

#a59aaf

#af9a9a

#a4af9a

#9aaeaf

Shades

Color #a59aaf mixed toward black.

#8a7b97

#6e617a

#53495c

#37303d

#1c181f

Tints

Color #a59aaf mixed toward white.

#b4abbc

#c3bcca

#d2ccd7

#e1dde4

#f0eef2

Tones

Color #a59aaf mixed toward gray.

#a59cad

#a59dab

#a59faa

#a5a1a8

#a5a3a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0aa · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#a1a2a9 · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#a4a6a5 · ΔE 12.8

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 11.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a59aaf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a59aaf]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#a59aaf (#a59aaf) is rgb(165, 154, 175) in RGB.

No, #a59aaf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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