#a4a0a6

Color #a4a0a6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.66 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a4a0a6

RGB

rgb(164, 160, 166)

HSL

hsl(280, 3.3%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 3.6%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.2%, 3.6%, 0%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(66.36, 2.58, -2.6)

LCH

lch(66.36, 3.66, 314.78)

OKLCH

oklch(71.1%, 0.0097, 314.58)

HWB

hwb(280, 62.7%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2a6a0

Analogous

#a1a0a6

#a4a0a6

#a6a0a5

Triadic

#a4a0a6

#a6a4a0

#a0a6a4

Split-complementary

#a4a0a6

#a5a6a0

#a0a6a1

Tetradic

#a4a0a6

#a6a0a2

#a2a6a0

#a0a6a4

Square

#a4a0a6

#a6a1a0

#a2a6a0

#a0a5a6

Shades

Color #a4a0a6 mixed toward black.

#89848c

#6e6970

#524f54

#373538

#1b1a1c

Tints

Color #a4a0a6 mixed toward white.

#b3b0b5

#c2c0c4

#d1cfd2

#e1dfe1

#f0eff0

Tones

Color #a4a0a6 mixed toward gray.

#a4a0a5

#a4a1a5

#a3a1a4

#a3a2a4

#a3a2a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2a5 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#a3a3a4 · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#a4a3a3 · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 4.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a4a0a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4a0a6]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#a4a0a6 (#a4a0a6) is rgb(164, 160, 166) in RGB.

No, #a4a0a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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