#a59da8

Color #a59da8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.7 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 1

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Conversions

HEX

#a59da8

RGB

rgb(165, 157, 168)

HSL

hsl(283.6, 5.9%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(283.6, 6.5%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.8%, 6.5%, 0%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(65.7, 4.99, -4.67)

LCH

lch(65.7, 6.83, 316.9)

OKLCH

oklch(70.6%, 0.0182, 317.01)

HWB

hwb(283.6, 61.6%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0a89d

Analogous

#9f9da8

#a59da8

#a89da5

Triadic

#a59da8

#a8a59d

#9da8a5

Split-complementary

#a59da8

#a5a89d

#9da89f

Tetradic

#a59da8

#a89da0

#a0a89d

#9da8a5

Square

#a59da8

#a89f9d

#a0a89d

#9da5a8

Shades

Color #a59da8 mixed toward black.

#8b808e

#6f6673

#534c56

#383339

#1c191d

Tints

Color #a59da8 mixed toward white.

#b4adb6

#c3bec5

#d2ced3

#e1dee2

#f0eff0

Tones

Color #a59da8 mixed toward gray.

#a49ea7

#a49fa6

#a4a0a5

#a3a1a4

#a3a2a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2a5 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#a2a3a5 · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#a5a3a3 · ΔE 6.8

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 7.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a59da8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a59da8]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#a59da8 (#a59da8) is rgb(165, 157, 168) in RGB.

No, #a59da8 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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