#a299a5

Color #a299a5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a299a5

RGB

rgb(162, 153, 165)

HSL

hsl(285, 6.3%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285, 7.3%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.8%, 7.3%, 0%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(64.31, 5.56, -5.08)

LCH

lch(64.31, 7.53, 317.58)

OKLCH

oklch(69.4%, 0.0201, 317.82)

HWB

hwb(285, 60%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ca599

Analogous

#9c99a5

#a299a5

#a599a2

Triadic

#a299a5

#a5a299

#99a5a2

Split-complementary

#a299a5

#a2a599

#99a59c

Tetradic

#a299a5

#a5999c

#9ca599

#99a5a2

Square

#a299a5

#a59c99

#9ca599

#99a2a5

Shades

Color #a299a5 mixed toward black.

#887d8c

#6d6371

#524b55

#373238

#1b191c

Tints

Color #a299a5 mixed toward white.

#b2aab4

#c1bbc3

#d1ccd2

#e0dde1

#f0eef0

Tones

Color #a299a5 mixed toward gray.

#a29aa4

#a19ba3

#a19ca2

#a09da1

#a09ea0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ea2 · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#9f9fa2 · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#a2a09f · ΔE 8

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a299a5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a299a5]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Frequently asked questions

#a299a5 (#a299a5) is rgb(162, 153, 165) in RGB.

No, #a299a5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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