#a290aa

Color #a290aa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 15.19 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a290aa

RGB

rgb(162, 144, 170)

HSL

hsl(281.5, 13.3%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.5, 15.3%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.7%, 15.3%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(62.11, 11.62, -11.17)

LCH

lch(62.11, 16.12, 316.13)

OKLCH

oklch(67.8%, 0.0428, 315.47)

HWB

hwb(281.5, 56.5%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98aa90

Analogous

#9590aa

#a290aa

#aa90a5

Triadic

#a290aa

#aaa290

#90aaa2

Split-complementary

#a290aa

#a5aa90

#90aa95

Tetradic

#a290aa

#aa9098

#98aa90

#90aaa2

Square

#a290aa

#aa9590

#98aa90

#90a5aa

Shades

Color #a290aa mixed toward black.

#897293

#6e5b77

#534459

#372d3b

#1c171e

Tints

Color #a290aa mixed toward white.

#b2a3b8

#c1b5c6

#d1c8d5

#e0dae3

#f0edf1

Tones

Color #a290aa mixed toward gray.

#a192a8

#a094a6

#a097a4

#9f99a1

#9e9b9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9aa4 · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#9c9da3 · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#a19f9e · ΔE 14.3

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 14.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a290aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a290aa]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#a290aa (#a290aa) is rgb(162, 144, 170) in RGB.

No, #a290aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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