#a6a5a8

Color #a6a5a8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 2.16 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a6a5a8

RGB

rgb(166, 165, 168)

HSL

hsl(260, 1.7%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260, 1.8%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.2%, 1.8%, 0%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(67.91, 0.93, -1.42)

LCH

lch(67.91, 1.7, 303.22)

OKLCH

oklch(72.4%, 0.0044, 301.18)

HWB

hwb(260, 64.7%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7a8a5

Analogous

#a5a6a8

#a6a5a8

#a8a5a8

Triadic

#a6a5a8

#a8a6a5

#a5a8a6

Split-complementary

#a6a5a8

#a8a8a5

#a6a8a5

Tetradic

#a6a5a8

#a8a5a7

#a7a8a5

#a5a8a6

Square

#a6a5a8

#a8a5a6

#a7a8a5

#a5a8a8

Shades

Color #a6a5a8 mixed toward black.

#8a898d

#6e6d71

#535255

#373738

#1c1b1c

Tints

Color #a6a5a8 mixed toward white.

#b5b4b7

#c4c3c5

#d3d2d4

#e1e1e2

#f0f0f1

Tones

Color #a6a5a8 mixed toward gray.

#a6a5a8

#a6a6a8

#a6a6a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6a7 · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#a6a6a7 · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#a6a7a7 · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 1.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6a5a8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6a5a8]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#a6a5a8 (#a6a5a8) is rgb(166, 165, 168) in RGB.

No, #a6a5a8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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