#a3a0a6

Color #a3a0a6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.6 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a3a0a6

RGB

rgb(163, 160, 166)

HSL

hsl(270, 3.3%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 3.6%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.8%, 3.6%, 0%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(66.28, 2.23, -2.73)

LCH

lch(66.28, 3.53, 309.24)

OKLCH

oklch(71%, 0.0092, 308.37)

HWB

hwb(270, 62.7%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3a6a0

Analogous

#a0a0a6

#a3a0a6

#a6a0a6

Triadic

#a3a0a6

#a6a3a0

#a0a6a3

Split-complementary

#a3a0a6

#a6a6a0

#a0a6a0

Tetradic

#a3a0a6

#a6a0a3

#a3a6a0

#a0a6a3

Square

#a3a0a6

#a6a0a0

#a3a6a0

#a0a6a6

Shades

Color #a3a0a6 mixed toward black.

#88848c

#6d6970

#514f54

#363538

#1b1a1c

Tints

Color #a3a0a6 mixed toward white.

#b2b0b5

#c2c0c4

#d1cfd2

#e0dfe1

#f0eff0

Tones

Color #a3a0a6 mixed toward gray.

#a3a0a5

#a3a1a5

#a3a1a4

#a3a2a4

#a3a2a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2a5 · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#a2a2a4 · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 3.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a3a0a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a3a0a6]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#a3a0a6 (#a3a0a6) is rgb(163, 160, 166) in RGB.

No, #a3a0a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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