#a698b2

Color #a698b2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 15.24 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a698b2

RGB

rgb(166, 152, 178)

HSL

hsl(272.3, 14.4%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.3, 14.6%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.7%, 14.6%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(64.79, 10.13, -11.64)

LCH

lch(64.79, 15.43, 311.03)

OKLCH

oklch(70%, 0.0405, 309.39)

HWB

hwb(272.3, 59.6%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4b298

Analogous

#9998b2

#a698b2

#b298b1

Triadic

#a698b2

#b2a698

#98b2a6

Split-complementary

#a698b2

#b1b298

#98b299

Tetradic

#a698b2

#b298a4

#a4b298

#98b2a6

Square

#a698b2

#b29998

#a4b298

#98b1b2

Shades

Color #a698b2 mixed toward black.

#8b799a

#6f5e7e

#53475e

#382f3f

#1c181f

Tints

Color #a698b2 mixed toward white.

#b5a9bf

#c4bacc

#d2ccd8

#e1dde5

#f0eef2

Tones

Color #a698b2 mixed toward gray.

#a69ab0

#a69cae

#a59fab

#a5a1a9

#a5a3a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0ac · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#a1a2ab · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#a5a7a6 · ΔE 14.8

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 13.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a698b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a698b2]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#a698b2 (#a698b2) is rgb(166, 152, 178) in RGB.

No, #a698b2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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