#a79baa

Color #a79baa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.25 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a79baa

RGB

rgb(167, 155, 170)

HSL

hsl(288, 8.1%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288, 8.8%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.8%, 8.8%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(65.41, 7.2, -6.21)

LCH

lch(65.41, 9.51, 319.22)

OKLCH

oklch(70.5%, 0.0254, 319.47)

HWB

hwb(288, 60.8%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9eaa9b

Analogous

#9f9baa

#a79baa

#aa9ba5

Triadic

#a79baa

#aaa79b

#9baaa7

Split-complementary

#a79baa

#a5aa9b

#9baa9f

Tetradic

#a79baa

#aa9b9e

#9eaa9b

#9baaa7

Square

#a79baa

#aa9f9b

#9eaa9b

#9ba5aa

Shades

Color #a79baa mixed toward black.

#8d7e91

#726475

#554b58

#39323b

#1c191d

Tints

Color #a79baa mixed toward white.

#b6acb8

#c4bcc6

#d3cdd4

#e2dee3

#f0eef1

Tones

Color #a79baa mixed toward gray.

#a69ca9

#a59da7

#a59fa6

#a4a0a5

#a3a1a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2a7 · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#a3a4a6 · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#a6a4a3 · ΔE 9.7

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 9.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a79baa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a79baa]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#a79baa (#a79baa) is rgb(167, 155, 170) in RGB.

No, #a79baa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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