#a99daa

Color #a99daa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.09 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 1.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a99daa

RGB

rgb(169, 157, 170)

HSL

hsl(295.4, 7.1%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(295.4, 7.6%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.6%, 7.6%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(66.1, 6.79, -5.17)

LCH

lch(66.1, 8.53, 322.71)

OKLCH

oklch(71%, 0.023, 323.48)

HWB

hwb(295.4, 61.6%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9eaa9d

Analogous

#a29daa

#a99daa

#aa9da4

Triadic

#a99daa

#aaa99d

#9daaa9

Split-complementary

#a99daa

#a4aa9d

#9daaa2

Tetradic

#a99daa

#aa9d9e

#9eaa9d

#9daaa9

Square

#a99daa

#aaa29d

#9eaa9d

#9da4aa

Shades

Color #a99daa mixed toward black.

#8f8091

#746575

#574c58

#3a333a

#1d191d

Tints

Color #a99daa mixed toward white.

#b7adb8

#c6bec6

#d4ced4

#e2dee3

#f1eff1

Tones

Color #a99daa mixed toward gray.

#a89ea9

#a79fa8

#a6a0a7

#a5a1a6

#a4a2a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4a7 · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#a5a6a6 · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#a8a5a4 · ΔE 8.6

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 9.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a99daa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a99daa]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#a99daa (#a99daa) is rgb(169, 157, 170) in RGB.

No, #a99daa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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