#a79dac

Color #a79dac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.72 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a79dac

RGB

rgb(167, 157, 172)

HSL

hsl(280, 8.3%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 8.7%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.9%, 8.7%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(65.99, 6.48, -6.47)

LCH

lch(65.99, 9.16, 315.04)

OKLCH

oklch(70.9%, 0.0243, 314.67)

HWB

hwb(280, 61.6%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2ac9d

Analogous

#9f9dac

#a79dac

#ac9da9

Triadic

#a79dac

#aca79d

#9daca7

Split-complementary

#a79dac

#a9ac9d

#9dac9f

Tetradic

#a79dac

#ac9da2

#a2ac9d

#9daca7

Square

#a79dac

#ac9f9d

#a2ac9d

#9da9ac

Shades

Color #a79dac mixed toward black.

#8c7f93

#716577

#554b59

#38323b

#1c191e

Tints

Color #a79dac mixed toward white.

#b6adba

#c4bec8

#d3ced5

#e2dee3

#f0eff1

Tones

Color #a79dac mixed toward gray.

#a79eab

#a69fa9

#a6a1a8

#a5a2a7

#a5a3a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3a9 · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#a3a4a8 · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#a7a6a5 · ΔE 9.6

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 9.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a79dac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a79dac]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#a79dac (#a79dac) is rgb(167, 157, 172) in RGB.

No, #a79dac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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