#a291aa

Color #a291aa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 14.79 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#a291aa

RGB

rgb(162, 145, 170)

HSL

hsl(280.8, 12.8%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280.8, 14.7%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.7%, 14.7%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(62.37, 11.06, -10.79)

LCH

lch(62.37, 15.45, 315.71)

OKLCH

oklch(68%, 0.041, 315)

HWB

hwb(280.8, 56.9%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99aa91

Analogous

#9691aa

#a291aa

#aa91a6

Triadic

#a291aa

#aaa291

#91aaa2

Split-complementary

#a291aa

#a6aa91

#91aa96

Tetradic

#a291aa

#aa9199

#99aa91

#91aaa2

Square

#a291aa

#aa9691

#99aa91

#91a6aa

Shades

Color #a291aa mixed toward black.

#897393

#6e5c77

#524559

#372e3b

#1b171e

Tints

Color #a291aa mixed toward white.

#b2a3b8

#c1b6c6

#d1c8d5

#e0dae3

#f0edf1

Tones

Color #a291aa mixed toward gray.

#a193a8

#a195a6

#a097a4

#9f99a2

#9e9ca0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9ba4 · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#9c9da3 · ΔE 11.7

Tritanopia

#a1a09f · ΔE 14.3

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 13.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a291aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a291aa]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#a291aa (#a291aa) is rgb(162, 145, 170) in RGB.

No, #a291aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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