#a995ad

Color #a995ad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 16.03 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a995ad

RGB

rgb(169, 149, 173)

HSL

hsl(290, 12.8%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(290, 13.9%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.3%, 13.9%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(64.12, 11.85, -9.8)

LCH

lch(64.12, 15.38, 320.41)

OKLCH

oklch(69.5%, 0.0413, 320.6)

HWB

hwb(290, 58.4%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99ad95

Analogous

#9d95ad

#a995ad

#ad95a5

Triadic

#a995ad

#ada995

#95ada9

Split-complementary

#a995ad

#a5ad95

#95ad9d

Tetradic

#a995ad

#ad9599

#99ad95

#95ada9

Square

#a995ad

#ad9d95

#99ad95

#95a5ad

Shades

Color #a995ad mixed toward black.

#907796

#745e79

#57465b

#3a2f3d

#1d171e

Tints

Color #a995ad mixed toward white.

#b7a7bb

#c6b8c8

#d4cad6

#e2dce4

#f1edf1

Tones

Color #a995ad mixed toward gray.

#a897ab

#a699a9

#a59ba7

#a49da5

#a29fa3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1a8 · ΔE 11.3

Deuteranopia

#a2a3a6 · ΔE 13.3

Tritanopia

#a8a3a2 · ΔE 13.1

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 13.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a995ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a995ad]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#a995ad (#a995ad) is rgb(169, 149, 173) in RGB.

No, #a995ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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