#a79aad

Color #a79aad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.34 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a79aad

RGB

rgb(167, 154, 173)

HSL

hsl(281.1, 10.4%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.1, 11%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.5%, 11%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(65.23, 8.35, -8.15)

LCH

lch(65.23, 11.67, 315.69)

OKLCH

oklch(70.4%, 0.031, 315.26)

HWB

hwb(281.1, 60.4%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0ad9a

Analogous

#9d9aad

#a79aad

#ad9aa9

Triadic

#a79aad

#ada79a

#9aada7

Split-complementary

#a79aad

#a9ad9a

#9aad9d

Tetradic

#a79aad

#ad9aa0

#a0ad9a

#9aada7

Square

#a79aad

#ad9d9a

#a0ad9a

#9aa9ad

Shades

Color #a79aad mixed toward black.

#8d7c95

#716278

#55495a

#39313c

#1c181e

Tints

Color #a79aad mixed toward white.

#b6abbb

#c4bcc8

#d3ccd6

#e2dde4

#f0eef1

Tones

Color #a79aad mixed toward gray.

#a69cab

#a69daa

#a59fa8

#a5a0a7

#a4a2a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a1a9 · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#a2a3a8 · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#a6a5a4 · ΔE 11.6

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 11.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a79aad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a79aad]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#a79aad (#a79aad) is rgb(167, 154, 173) in RGB.

No, #a79aad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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