#a494ae

Color #a494ae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 15.13 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.7

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#a494ae

RGB

rgb(164, 148, 174)

HSL

hsl(276.9, 13.8%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.9, 14.9%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.7%, 14.9%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(63.45, 10.87, -11.41)

LCH

lch(63.45, 15.76, 313.61)

OKLCH

oklch(68.9%, 0.0416, 312.47)

HWB

hwb(276.9, 58%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9eae94

Analogous

#9794ae

#a494ae

#ae94ab

Triadic

#a494ae

#aea494

#94aea4

Split-complementary

#a494ae

#abae94

#94ae97

Tetradic

#a494ae

#ae949e

#9eae94

#94aea4

Square

#a494ae

#ae9794

#9eae94

#94abae

Shades

Color #a494ae mixed toward black.

#8a7597

#6f5c7a

#53455c

#372e3d

#1c171f

Tints

Color #a494ae mixed toward white.

#b3a6bb

#c2b8c9

#d1c9d6

#e1dbe4

#f0edf1

Tones

Color #a494ae mixed toward gray.

#a396ac

#a398aa

#a29aa7

#a29da5

#a19fa3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9da8 · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#9e9fa7 · ΔE 10.9

Tritanopia

#a3a3a2 · ΔE 14.8

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 13.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a494ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a494ae]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a494ae (#a494ae) is rgb(164, 148, 174) in RGB.

No, #a494ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #a494ae, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast