#a29daa

Color #a29daa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.35 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a29daa

RGB

rgb(162, 157, 170)

HSL

hsl(263.1, 7.1%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(263.1, 7.6%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.7%, 7.6%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(65.51, 4.32, -6.1)

LCH

lch(65.51, 7.47, 305.31)

OKLCH

oklch(70.4%, 0.0195, 303.28)

HWB

hwb(263.1, 61.6%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5aa9d

Analogous

#9d9eaa

#a29daa

#a89daa

Triadic

#a29daa

#aaa29d

#9daaa2

Split-complementary

#a29daa

#aaa89d

#9eaa9d

Tetradic

#a29daa

#aa9da5

#a5aa9d

#9daaa2

Square

#a29daa

#aa9d9e

#a5aa9d

#9daaa8

Shades

Color #a29daa mixed toward black.

#868091

#6b6575

#504c58

#36333a

#1b191d

Tints

Color #a29daa mixed toward white.

#b1adb8

#c1bec6

#d0ced4

#e0dee3

#efeff1

Tones

Color #a29daa mixed toward gray.

#a29ea9

#a29fa8

#a3a0a7

#a3a1a6

#a3a2a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0a7 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#a0a1a6 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#a2a5a4 · ΔE 9.1

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 7.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a29daa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a29daa]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#a29daa (#a29daa) is rgb(162, 157, 170) in RGB.

No, #a29daa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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