#a29caa

Color #a29caa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.05 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a29caa

RGB

rgb(162, 156, 170)

HSL

hsl(265.7, 7.6%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265.7, 8.2%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.7%, 8.2%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(65.25, 4.88, -6.49)

LCH

lch(65.25, 8.12, 306.94)

OKLCH

oklch(70.2%, 0.0212, 305.19)

HWB

hwb(265.7, 61.2%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4aa9c

Analogous

#9c9daa

#a29caa

#a99caa

Triadic

#a29caa

#aaa29c

#9caaa2

Split-complementary

#a29caa

#aaa99c

#9daa9c

Tetradic

#a29caa

#aa9ca4

#a4aa9c

#9caaa2

Square

#a29caa

#aa9c9d

#a4aa9c

#9caaa9

Shades

Color #a29caa mixed toward black.

#867f91

#6b6475

#514b58

#36323a

#1b191d

Tints

Color #a29caa mixed toward white.

#b1acb8

#c1bdc6

#d0cdd4

#e0dee3

#efeef1

Tones

Color #a29caa mixed toward gray.

#a29da9

#a29ea8

#a29fa6

#a3a1a5

#a3a2a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fa7 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#a0a0a6 · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#a2a4a4 · ΔE 8.9

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a29caa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a29caa]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#a29caa (#a29caa) is rgb(162, 156, 170) in RGB.

No, #a29caa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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