#a498ae

Color #a498ae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 13.9 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a498ae

RGB

rgb(164, 152, 174)

HSL

hsl(272.7, 12%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.7, 12.6%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.7%, 12.6%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(64.49, 8.62, -9.85)

LCH

lch(64.49, 13.09, 311.19)

OKLCH

oklch(69.7%, 0.0344, 309.81)

HWB

hwb(272.7, 59.6%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2ae98

Analogous

#9998ae

#a498ae

#ae98ad

Triadic

#a498ae

#aea498

#98aea4

Split-complementary

#a498ae

#adae98

#98ae99

Tetradic

#a498ae

#ae98a2

#a2ae98

#98aea4

Square

#a498ae

#ae9998

#a2ae98

#98adae

Shades

Color #a498ae mixed toward black.

#897996

#6e607a

#52485b

#37303d

#1b181e

Tints

Color #a498ae mixed toward white.

#b3a9bb

#c2bac9

#d1cbd6

#e1dde4

#f0eef1

Tones

Color #a498ae mixed toward gray.

#a49aac

#a49caa

#a39da8

#a39fa7

#a3a1a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fa9 · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#a0a1a8 · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#a3a5a4 · ΔE 13.3

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 11.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a498ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a498ae]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#a498ae (#a498ae) is rgb(164, 152, 174) in RGB.

No, #a498ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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