#a69dab

Color #a69dab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 9.14 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a69dab

RGB

rgb(166, 157, 171)

HSL

hsl(278.6, 7.7%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.6, 8.2%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.9%, 8.2%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(65.87, 5.93, -6.09)

LCH

lch(65.87, 8.5, 314.24)

OKLCH

oklch(70.8%, 0.0224, 313.73)

HWB

hwb(278.6, 61.6%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2ab9d

Analogous

#9f9dab

#a69dab

#ab9da9

Triadic

#a69dab

#aba69d

#9daba6

Split-complementary

#a69dab

#a9ab9d

#9dab9f

Tetradic

#a69dab

#ab9da2

#a2ab9d

#9daba6

Square

#a69dab

#ab9f9d

#a2ab9d

#9da9ab

Shades

Color #a69dab mixed toward black.

#8b8092

#706576

#544c58

#38323b

#1c191d

Tints

Color #a69dab mixed toward white.

#b5adb9

#c4bec7

#d2ced5

#e1dee3

#f0eff1

Tones

Color #a69dab mixed toward gray.

#a69eaa

#a59fa9

#a5a0a7

#a5a2a6

#a4a3a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2a8 · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#a3a3a7 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#a6a5a5 · ΔE 8.5

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 8.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a69dab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a69dab]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a69dab (#a69dab) is rgb(166, 157, 171) in RGB.

No, #a69dab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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