#a5a3a9

Color #a5a3a9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 3.91 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a5a3a9

RGB

rgb(165, 163, 169)

HSL

hsl(260, 3.4%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260, 3.6%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.4%, 3.6%, 0%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(67.32, 1.87, -2.85)

LCH

lch(67.32, 3.41, 303.27)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.0089, 301.18)

HWB

hwb(260, 63.9%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7a9a3

Analogous

#a3a4a9

#a5a3a9

#a8a3a9

Triadic

#a5a3a9

#a9a5a3

#a3a9a5

Split-complementary

#a5a3a9

#a9a8a3

#a4a9a3

Tetradic

#a5a3a9

#a9a3a7

#a7a9a3

#a3a9a5

Square

#a5a3a9

#a9a3a4

#a7a9a3

#a3a9a8

Shades

Color #a5a3a9 mixed toward black.

#89868e

#6d6b72

#525056

#373539

#1b1b1d

Tints

Color #a5a3a9 mixed toward white.

#b4b2b7

#c3c2c6

#d2d1d4

#e1e0e2

#f0f0f1

Tones

Color #a5a3a9 mixed toward gray.

#a5a3a9

#a5a4a8

#a6a4a8

#a6a5a7

#a6a6a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4a8 · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#a4a4a7 · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#a5a6a6 · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 3.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a5a3a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5a3a9]

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

#a5a3a9 (#a5a3a9) is rgb(165, 163, 169) in RGB.

No, #a5a3a9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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