#a7a3ab

Color #a7a3ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.98 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a7a3ab

RGB

rgb(167, 163, 171)

HSL

hsl(270, 4.5%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 4.7%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.3%, 4.7%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(67.54, 2.96, -3.62)

LCH

lch(67.54, 4.68, 309.27)

OKLCH

oklch(72.1%, 0.0122, 308.37)

HWB

hwb(270, 63.9%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7aba3

Analogous

#a3a3ab

#a7a3ab

#aba3ab

Triadic

#a7a3ab

#aba7a3

#a3aba7

Split-complementary

#a7a3ab

#ababa3

#a3aba3

Tetradic

#a7a3ab

#aba3a7

#a7aba3

#a3aba7

Square

#a7a3ab

#aba3a3

#a7aba3

#a3abab

Shades

Color #a7a3ab mixed toward black.

#8b8690

#6f6a74

#545057

#38353a

#1c1b1d

Tints

Color #a7a3ab mixed toward white.

#b6b2b9

#c4c2c7

#d3d1d5

#e2e0e3

#f0f0f1

Tones

Color #a7a3ab mixed toward gray.

#a7a4aa

#a7a5a9

#a7a6a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5a9 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#a6a6a9 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#a7a8a7 · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 5.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a7a3ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a7a3ab]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#a7a3ab (#a7a3ab) is rgb(167, 163, 171) in RGB.

No, #a7a3ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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