#a395ab

Color #a395ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 13.95 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a395ab

RGB

rgb(163, 149, 171)

HSL

hsl(278.2, 11.6%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.2, 12.9%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.7%, 12.9%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(63.53, 9.35, -9.61)

LCH

lch(63.53, 13.41, 314.21)

OKLCH

oklch(68.9%, 0.0355, 313.4)

HWB

hwb(278.2, 58.4%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9dab95

Analogous

#9895ab

#a395ab

#ab95a8

Triadic

#a395ab

#aba395

#95aba3

Split-complementary

#a395ab

#a8ab95

#95ab98

Tetradic

#a395ab

#ab959d

#9dab95

#95aba3

Square

#a395ab

#ab9895

#9dab95

#95a8ab

Shades

Color #a395ab mixed toward black.

#897793

#6e5e77

#524759

#372f3b

#1b181e

Tints

Color #a395ab mixed toward white.

#b2a7b9

#c2b8c7

#d1cad5

#e0dce3

#f0edf1

Tones

Color #a395ab mixed toward gray.

#a297a9

#a299a7

#a19aa5

#a19ca4

#a09ea2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9da6 · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#9e9fa5 · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#a2a2a1 · ΔE 13.3

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 12.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a395ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a395ab]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a395ab (#a395ab) is rgb(163, 149, 171) in RGB.

No, #a395ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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