#a39cb1

Color #a39cb1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.54 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a39cb1

RGB

rgb(163, 156, 177)

HSL

hsl(260, 11.9%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260, 11.9%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.9%, 11.9%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(65.54, 6.65, -9.97)

LCH

lch(65.54, 11.98, 303.7)

OKLCH

oklch(70.6%, 0.0312, 300.84)

HWB

hwb(260, 61.2%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aab19c

Analogous

#9c9fb1

#a39cb1

#ae9cb1

Triadic

#a39cb1

#b1a39c

#9cb1a3

Split-complementary

#a39cb1

#b1ae9c

#9fb19c

Tetradic

#a39cb1

#b19caa

#aab19c

#9cb1a3

Square

#a39cb1

#b19c9f

#aab19c

#9cb1ae

Shades

Color #a39cb1 mixed toward black.

#867d99

#6b627c

#50495d

#35313e

#1b181f

Tints

Color #a39cb1 mixed toward white.

#b2acbe

#c2bdcb

#d1cdd8

#e0dee5

#f0eef2

Tones

Color #a39cb1 mixed toward gray.

#a49eaf

#a49fae

#a5a1ac

#a5a3aa

#a6a5a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0ac · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#a0a1ab · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#a3a8a7 · ΔE 13

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 10.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a39cb1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a39cb1]

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

#a39cb1 (#a39cb1) is rgb(163, 156, 177) in RGB.

No, #a39cb1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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