#a097ad

Color #a097ad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 12.67 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a097ad

RGB

rgb(160, 151, 173)

HSL

hsl(264.5, 11.8%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264.5, 12.7%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.5%, 12.7%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(63.86, 7.59, -10.27)

LCH

lch(63.86, 12.77, 306.47)

OKLCH

oklch(69.1%, 0.0333, 304.12)

HWB

hwb(264.5, 59.2%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4ad97

Analogous

#9799ad

#a097ad

#ab97ad

Triadic

#a097ad

#ada097

#97ada0

Split-complementary

#a097ad

#adab97

#99ad97

Tetradic

#a097ad

#ad97a4

#a4ad97

#97ada0

Square

#a097ad

#ad9799

#a4ad97

#97adab

Shades

Color #a097ad mixed toward black.

#847995

#6a5f79

#4f475b

#35303c

#1a181e

Tints

Color #a097ad mixed toward white.

#b0a8bb

#c0bac8

#cfcbd6

#dfdce4

#efeef1

Tones

Color #a097ad mixed toward gray.

#a099ab

#a19ba9

#a19ca7

#a19ea6

#a2a0a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9ca8 · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#9d9da7 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#a0a4a3 · ΔE 13.5

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 11.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a097ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a097ad]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Frequently asked questions

#a097ad (#a097ad) is rgb(160, 151, 173) in RGB.

No, #a097ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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