#a5a3a7

Color #a5a3a7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.06 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-400 #a1a1a1 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a5a3a7

RGB

rgb(165, 163, 167)

HSL

hsl(270, 2.2%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 2.4%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.2%, 2.4%, 0%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(67.26, 1.48, -1.81)

LCH

lch(67.26, 2.34, 309.27)

OKLCH

oklch(71.8%, 0.0061, 308.37)

HWB

hwb(270, 63.9%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5a7a3

Analogous

#a3a3a7

#a5a3a7

#a7a3a7

Triadic

#a5a3a7

#a7a5a3

#a3a7a5

Split-complementary

#a5a3a7

#a7a7a3

#a3a7a3

Tetradic

#a5a3a7

#a7a3a5

#a5a7a3

#a3a7a5

Square

#a5a3a7

#a7a3a3

#a5a7a3

#a3a7a7

Shades

Color #a5a3a7 mixed toward black.

#89878c

#6e6c70

#525154

#373638

#1b1b1c

Tints

Color #a5a3a7 mixed toward white.

#b4b2b6

#c3c2c4

#d2d1d3

#e1e0e2

#f0f0f0

Tones

Color #a5a3a7 mixed toward gray.

#a5a3a7

#a5a4a6

#a5a5a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4a6 · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#a4a4a6 · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 2.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a5a3a7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5a3a7]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#a5a3a7 (#a5a3a7) is rgb(165, 163, 167) in RGB.

No, #a5a3a7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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