#a39aa6

Color #a39aa6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.8 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a39aa6

RGB

rgb(163, 154, 166)

HSL

hsl(285, 6.3%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285, 7.2%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.8%, 7.2%, 0%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(64.68, 5.56, -5.07)

LCH

lch(64.68, 7.52, 317.64)

OKLCH

oklch(69.8%, 0.02, 317.63)

HWB

hwb(285, 60.4%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9da69a

Analogous

#9d9aa6

#a39aa6

#a69aa3

Triadic

#a39aa6

#a6a39a

#9aa6a3

Split-complementary

#a39aa6

#a3a69a

#9aa69d

Tetradic

#a39aa6

#a69a9d

#9da69a

#9aa6a3

Square

#a39aa6

#a69d9a

#9da69a

#9aa3a6

Shades

Color #a39aa6 mixed toward black.

#897e8d

#6e6471

#524b55

#373239

#1b191c

Tints

Color #a39aa6 mixed toward white.

#b2abb5

#c2bcc4

#d1ccd2

#e0dde1

#f0eef0

Tones

Color #a39aa6 mixed toward gray.

#a29ba5

#a29ca4

#a19da3

#a19ea2

#a09fa1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fa3 · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#a0a0a3 · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#a3a1a0 · ΔE 8

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a39aa6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a39aa6]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Frequently asked questions

#a39aa6 (#a39aa6) is rgb(163, 154, 166) in RGB.

No, #a39aa6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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