#a39bae

Color #a39bae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.73 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a39bae

RGB

rgb(163, 155, 174)

HSL

hsl(265.3, 10.5%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265.3, 10.9%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.3%, 10.9%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(65.19, 6.59, -8.82)

LCH

lch(65.19, 11.01, 306.77)

OKLCH

oklch(70.2%, 0.0287, 304.8)

HWB

hwb(265.3, 60.8%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6ae9b

Analogous

#9b9cae

#a39bae

#ac9bae

Triadic

#a39bae

#aea39b

#9baea3

Split-complementary

#a39bae

#aeac9b

#9cae9b

Tetradic

#a39bae

#ae9ba6

#a6ae9b

#9baea3

Square

#a39bae

#ae9b9c

#a6ae9b

#9baeac

Shades

Color #a39bae mixed toward black.

#877d95

#6c6279

#514a5b

#36313d

#1b191e

Tints

Color #a39bae mixed toward white.

#b2acbb

#c2bcc9

#d1cdd6

#e0dee4

#f0eef1

Tones

Color #a39bae mixed toward gray.

#a39dac

#a39eab

#a4a0a9

#a4a1a8

#a4a3a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0aa · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#a0a1a9 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#a3a6a5 · ΔE 11.9

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 10.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a39bae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a39bae]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Purple #9370db

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Frequently asked questions

#a39bae (#a39bae) is rgb(163, 155, 174) in RGB.

No, #a39bae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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