#a196af

Color #a196af

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 13.63 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#a196af

RGB

rgb(161, 150, 175)

HSL

hsl(266.4, 13.5%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(266.4, 14.3%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(8%, 14.3%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(63.74, 8.91, -11.56)

LCH

lch(63.74, 14.6, 307.62)

OKLCH

oklch(69.1%, 0.0381, 305.28)

HWB

hwb(266.4, 58.8%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4af96

Analogous

#9697af

#a196af

#ad96af

Triadic

#a196af

#afa196

#96afa1

Split-complementary

#a196af

#afad96

#97af96

Tetradic

#a196af

#af96a4

#a4af96

#96afa1

Square

#a196af

#af9697

#a4af96

#96afad

Shades

Color #a196af mixed toward black.

#857798

#6b5e7b

#50465c

#352f3d

#1b171f

Tints

Color #a196af mixed toward white.

#b1a7bc

#c0b9ca

#d0cad7

#e0dce4

#efedf2

Tones

Color #a196af mixed toward gray.

#a198ad

#a19aab

#a29ca9

#a29ea7

#a2a0a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9ca9 · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#9d9ea8 · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#a0a5a4 · ΔE 15.1

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 12.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a196af;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a196af]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#a196af (#a196af) is rgb(161, 150, 175) in RGB.

No, #a196af is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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