#a39baf

Color #a39baf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.22 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a39baf

RGB

rgb(163, 155, 175)

HSL

hsl(264, 11.1%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264, 11.4%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.9%, 11.4%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(65.22, 6.8, -9.33)

LCH

lch(65.22, 11.55, 306.09)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.0301, 303.74)

HWB

hwb(264, 60.8%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7af9b

Analogous

#9b9daf

#a39baf

#ad9baf

Triadic

#a39baf

#afa39b

#9bafa3

Split-complementary

#a39baf

#afad9b

#9daf9b

Tetradic

#a39baf

#af9ba7

#a7af9b

#9bafa3

Square

#a39baf

#af9b9d

#a7af9b

#9bafad

Shades

Color #a39baf mixed toward black.

#877c97

#6c627a

#51495c

#36313d

#1b181f

Tints

Color #a39baf mixed toward white.

#b2acbc

#c2bcca

#d1cdd7

#e0dee4

#f0eef2

Tones

Color #a39baf mixed toward gray.

#a39dad

#a49eac

#a4a0aa

#a4a2a8

#a5a3a7

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 6

Deuteranopia

#a0a1a9 · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#a3a7a6 · ΔE 12.6

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 10.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a39baf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a39baf]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#a39baf (#a39baf) is rgb(163, 155, 175) in RGB.

No, #a39baf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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