#a5a0aa

Color #a5a0aa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.46 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a5a0aa

RGB

rgb(165, 160, 170)

HSL

hsl(270, 5.6%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 5.9%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.9%, 5.9%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(66.55, 3.72, -4.54)

LCH

lch(66.55, 5.87, 309.33)

OKLCH

oklch(71.3%, 0.0154, 308.14)

HWB

hwb(270, 62.7%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5aaa0

Analogous

#a0a0aa

#a5a0aa

#aaa0aa

Triadic

#a5a0aa

#aaa5a0

#a0aaa5

Split-complementary

#a5a0aa

#aaaaa0

#a0aaa0

Tetradic

#a5a0aa

#aaa0a5

#a5aaa0

#a0aaa5

Square

#a5a0aa

#aaa0a0

#a5aaa0

#a0aaaa

Shades

Color #a5a0aa mixed toward black.

#898390

#6e6874

#524e57

#37343a

#1b1a1d

Tints

Color #a5a0aa mixed toward white.

#b4b0b8

#c3c0c6

#d2cfd5

#e1dfe3

#f0eff1

Tones

Color #a5a0aa mixed toward gray.

#a5a1a9

#a5a2a8

#a5a3a7

#a5a4a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3a8 · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#a3a4a7 · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#a5a6a5 · ΔE 7.2

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 6.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a5a0aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5a0aa]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#a5a0aa (#a5a0aa) is rgb(165, 160, 170) in RGB.

No, #a5a0aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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