#a29ca5

Color #a29ca5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.9 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a29ca5

RGB

rgb(162, 156, 165)

HSL

hsl(280, 4.8%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 5.5%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.8%, 5.5%, 0%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(65.1, 3.89, -3.91)

LCH

lch(65.1, 5.52, 314.85)

OKLCH

oklch(70.1%, 0.0146, 314.72)

HWB

hwb(280, 61.2%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fa59c

Analogous

#9d9ca5

#a29ca5

#a59ca3

Triadic

#a29ca5

#a5a29c

#9ca5a2

Split-complementary

#a29ca5

#a3a59c

#9ca59d

Tetradic

#a29ca5

#a59c9f

#9fa59c

#9ca5a2

Square

#a29ca5

#a59d9c

#9fa59c

#9ca3a5

Shades

Color #a29ca5 mixed toward black.

#88808b

#6d6670

#514c54

#363338

#1b191c

Tints

Color #a29ca5 mixed toward white.

#b1acb4

#c1bdc3

#d0cdd2

#e0dee1

#efeef0

Tones

Color #a29ca5 mixed toward gray.

#a29da4

#a19da3

#a19ea3

#a19fa2

#a1a0a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fa3 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#a0a0a2 · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#a2a1a1 · ΔE 5.8

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 6.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a29ca5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a29ca5]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#a29ca5 (#a29ca5) is rgb(162, 156, 165) in RGB.

No, #a29ca5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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