#a297a7

Color #a297a7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.26 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#a297a7

RGB

rgb(162, 151, 167)

HSL

hsl(281.2, 8.3%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.2, 9.6%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(3%, 9.6%, 0%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(63.84, 7.08, -6.9)

LCH

lch(63.84, 9.89, 315.74)

OKLCH

oklch(69.1%, 0.0262, 315.46)

HWB

hwb(281.2, 59.2%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ca797

Analogous

#9a97a7

#a297a7

#a797a4

Triadic

#a297a7

#a7a297

#97a7a2

Split-complementary

#a297a7

#a4a797

#97a79a

Tetradic

#a297a7

#a7979c

#9ca797

#97a7a2

Square

#a297a7

#a79a97

#9ca797

#97a4a7

Shades

Color #a297a7 mixed toward black.

#887a8f

#6d6173

#524956

#373139

#1b181d

Tints

Color #a297a7 mixed toward white.

#b2a8b6

#c1bac4

#d1cbd3

#e0dce2

#f0eef0

Tones

Color #a297a7 mixed toward gray.

#a298a6

#a19aa4

#a19ba3

#a09ca2

#a09ea0

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

#9d9da3 · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#9e9fa2 · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#a1a0a0 · ΔE 9.7

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 9.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a297a7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a297a7]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#a297a7 (#a297a7) is rgb(162, 151, 167) in RGB.

No, #a297a7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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