#a49da9

Color #a49da9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.03 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a49da9

RGB

rgb(164, 157, 169)

HSL

hsl(275, 6.5%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275, 7.1%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(3%, 7.1%, 0%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(65.65, 4.83, -5.32)

LCH

lch(65.65, 7.19, 312.24)

OKLCH

oklch(70.6%, 0.0189, 311.36)

HWB

hwb(275, 61.6%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2a99d

Analogous

#9e9da9

#a49da9

#a99da8

Triadic

#a49da9

#a9a49d

#9da9a4

Split-complementary

#a49da9

#a8a99d

#9da99e

Tetradic

#a49da9

#a99da2

#a2a99d

#9da9a4

Square

#a49da9

#a99e9d

#a2a99d

#9da8a9

Shades

Color #a49da9 mixed toward black.

#898090

#6e6674

#524c57

#37333a

#1b191d

Tints

Color #a49da9 mixed toward white.

#b3adb7

#c2bec6

#d1ced4

#e1dee2

#f0eff1

Tones

Color #a49da9 mixed toward gray.

#a49ea8

#a49fa7

#a3a0a6

#a3a1a5

#a3a2a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1a6 · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#a1a2a6 · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#a4a4a3 · ΔE 8.2

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 7.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a49da9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a49da9]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a49da9 (#a49da9) is rgb(164, 157, 169) in RGB.

No, #a49da9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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