#a397ba

Color #a397ba

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 17 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a397ba

RGB

rgb(163, 151, 186)

HSL

hsl(260.6, 20.2%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260.6, 18.8%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.4%, 18.8%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(64.54, 11.36, -16.53)

LCH

lch(64.54, 20.06, 304.5)

OKLCH

oklch(69.9%, 0.0521, 300.7)

HWB

hwb(260.6, 59.2%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aeba97

Analogous

#979dba

#a397ba

#b597ba

Triadic

#a397ba

#baa397

#97baa3

Split-complementary

#a397ba

#bab597

#9dba97

Tetradic

#a397ba

#ba97ae

#aeba97

#97baa3

Square

#a397ba

#ba979d

#aeba97

#97bab5

Shades

Color #a397ba mixed toward black.

#8575a4

#695a87

#4f4365

#352d44

#1a1622

Tints

Color #a397ba mixed toward white.

#b2a8c6

#c2bad1

#d1cbdd

#e0dce8

#f0eef4

Tones

Color #a397ba mixed toward gray.

#a49ab7

#a59db4

#a6a0b1

#a7a3ae

#a8a6ab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9eb2 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#9fa0b0 · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#a2acab · ΔE 19

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 15.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a397ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a397ba]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#a397ba (#a397ba) is rgb(163, 151, 186) in RGB.

No, #a397ba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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