#a49eaf

Color #a49eaf

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.21 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a49eaf

RGB

rgb(164, 158, 175)

HSL

hsl(261.2, 9.6%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(261.2, 9.7%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.3%, 9.7%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(66.09, 5.47, -8.02)

LCH

lch(66.09, 9.71, 304.3)

OKLCH

oklch(71%, 0.0253, 301.74)

HWB

hwb(261.2, 62%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9af9e

Analogous

#9ea1af

#a49eaf

#ad9eaf

Triadic

#a49eaf

#afa49e

#9eafa4

Split-complementary

#a49eaf

#afad9e

#a1af9e

Tetradic

#a49eaf

#af9ea9

#a9af9e

#9eafa4

Square

#a49eaf

#af9ea1

#a9af9e

#9eafad

Shades

Color #a49eaf mixed toward black.

#878096

#6c647a

#514b5b

#36323d

#1b191e

Tints

Color #a49eaf mixed toward white.

#b3aebc

#c2beca

#d2cfd7

#e1dfe4

#f0eff2

Tones

Color #a49eaf mixed toward gray.

#a49fae

#a5a1ac

#a5a2ab

#a6a4a9

#a6a5a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1ab · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#a2a2aa · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#a4a8a7 · ΔE 11.1

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 9.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a49eaf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a49eaf]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#a49eaf (#a49eaf) is rgb(164, 158, 175) in RGB.

No, #a49eaf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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