#a493ab

Color #a493ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 14.94 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a493ab

RGB

rgb(164, 147, 171)

HSL

hsl(282.5, 12.5%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.5, 14%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.1%, 14%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(63.09, 10.83, -10.25)

LCH

lch(63.09, 14.91, 316.58)

OKLCH

oklch(68.6%, 0.0397, 316.12)

HWB

hwb(282.5, 57.6%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9aab93

Analogous

#9893ab

#a493ab

#ab93a6

Triadic

#a493ab

#aba493

#93aba4

Split-complementary

#a493ab

#a6ab93

#93ab98

Tetradic

#a493ab

#ab939a

#9aab93

#93aba4

Square

#a493ab

#ab9893

#9aab93

#93a6ab

Shades

Color #a493ab mixed toward black.

#8b7594

#705d77

#54465a

#382e3c

#1c171e

Tints

Color #a493ab mixed toward white.

#b3a5b9

#c2b7c7

#d2c9d5

#e1dbe3

#f0edf1

Tones

Color #a493ab mixed toward gray.

#a395a9

#a297a7

#a299a5

#a19ba3

#a09da1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9da6 · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#9e9fa4 · ΔE 11.9

Tritanopia

#a3a1a0 · ΔE 13.6

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 13.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a493ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a493ab]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#a493ab (#a493ab) is rgb(164, 147, 171) in RGB.

No, #a493ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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