#a497ac

Color #a497ac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 13.7 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a497ac

RGB

rgb(164, 151, 172)

HSL

hsl(277.1, 11.2%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.1, 12.2%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.7%, 12.2%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(64.16, 8.78, -9.21)

LCH

lch(64.16, 12.72, 313.63)

OKLCH

oklch(69.4%, 0.0336, 312.71)

HWB

hwb(277.1, 59.2%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fac97

Analogous

#9997ac

#a497ac

#ac97a9

Triadic

#a497ac

#aca497

#97aca4

Split-complementary

#a497ac

#a9ac97

#97ac99

Tetradic

#a497ac

#ac979f

#9fac97

#97aca4

Square

#a497ac

#ac9997

#9fac97

#97a9ac

Shades

Color #a497ac mixed toward black.

#8a7994

#6e6078

#53485a

#37303c

#1c181e

Tints

Color #a497ac mixed toward white.

#b3a8ba

#c2bac8

#d1cbd5

#e1dce3

#f0eef1

Tones

Color #a497ac mixed toward gray.

#a399aa

#a39aa8

#a39ca7

#a29ea5

#a2a0a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9ea7 · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#9fa0a6 · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#a3a3a2 · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 11.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a497ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a497ac]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a497ac (#a497ac) is rgb(164, 151, 172) in RGB.

No, #a497ac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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