#a6a2ad

Color #a6a2ad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.58 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a6a2ad

RGB

rgb(166, 162, 173)

HSL

hsl(261.8, 6.3%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(261.8, 6.4%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(4%, 6.4%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(67.25, 3.55, -5.17)

LCH

lch(67.25, 6.27, 304.48)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.0164, 302.52)

HWB

hwb(261.8, 63.5%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9ada2

Analogous

#a2a4ad

#a6a2ad

#aca2ad

Triadic

#a6a2ad

#ada6a2

#a2ada6

Split-complementary

#a6a2ad

#adaca2

#a4ada2

Tetradic

#a6a2ad

#ada2a9

#a9ada2

#a2ada6

Square

#a6a2ad

#ada2a4

#a9ada2

#a2adac

Shades

Color #a6a2ad mixed toward black.

#8a8493

#6e6977

#524e59

#37343b

#1b1a1e

Tints

Color #a6a2ad mixed toward white.

#b5b2bb

#c4c1c8

#d3d1d6

#e1e0e4

#f0f0f1

Tones

Color #a6a2ad mixed toward gray.

#a6a3ac

#a7a4ab

#a7a5aa

#a7a6a9

#a7a7a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4aa · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#a5a5aa · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#a6a8a8 · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 6.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a6a2ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6a2ad]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#a6a2ad (#a6a2ad) is rgb(166, 162, 173) in RGB.

No, #a6a2ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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