#a49bab

Color #a49bab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.38 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a49bab

RGB

rgb(164, 155, 171)

HSL

hsl(273.8, 8.7%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.8, 9.4%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.1%, 9.4%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(65.18, 6.34, -7.14)

LCH

lch(65.18, 9.55, 311.6)

OKLCH

oklch(70.2%, 0.0251, 310.48)

HWB

hwb(273.8, 60.8%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2ab9b

Analogous

#9c9bab

#a49bab

#ab9baa

Triadic

#a49bab

#aba49b

#9baba4

Split-complementary

#a49bab

#aaab9b

#9bab9c

Tetradic

#a49bab

#ab9ba2

#a2ab9b

#9baba4

Square

#a49bab

#ab9c9b

#a2ab9b

#9baaab

Shades

Color #a49bab mixed toward black.

#897d92

#6e6376

#524a59

#37323b

#1b191e

Tints

Color #a49bab mixed toward white.

#b3acb9

#c2bcc7

#d1cdd5

#e1dee3

#f0eef1

Tones

Color #a49bab mixed toward gray.

#a49caa

#a49ea8

#a39fa7

#a3a0a6

#a3a2a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0a7 · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#a1a1a6 · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 9.5

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 9.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a49bab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a49bab]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#a49bab (#a49bab) is rgb(164, 155, 171) in RGB.

No, #a49bab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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