#a6a0aa

Color #a6a0aa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.54 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a6a0aa

RGB

rgb(166, 160, 170)

HSL

hsl(276, 5.6%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276, 5.9%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.4%, 5.9%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(66.64, 4.07, -4.41)

LCH

lch(66.64, 6, 312.7)

OKLCH

oklch(71.4%, 0.0158, 312.18)

HWB

hwb(276, 62.7%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4aaa0

Analogous

#a1a0aa

#a6a0aa

#aaa0a9

Triadic

#a6a0aa

#aaa6a0

#a0aaa6

Split-complementary

#a6a0aa

#a9aaa0

#a0aaa1

Tetradic

#a6a0aa

#aaa0a4

#a4aaa0

#a0aaa6

Square

#a6a0aa

#aaa1a0

#a4aaa0

#a0a9aa

Shades

Color #a6a0aa mixed toward black.

#8b8390

#6f6874

#534e57

#38343a

#1c1a1d

Tints

Color #a6a0aa mixed toward white.

#b5b0b8

#c4c0c6

#d2cfd5

#e1dfe3

#f0eff1

Tones

Color #a6a0aa mixed toward gray.

#a6a1a9

#a6a2a8

#a5a2a8

#a5a3a7

#a5a4a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3a8 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#a4a4a7 · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#a6a6a5 · ΔE 7.2

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 6.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6a0aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6a0aa]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a6a0aa (#a6a0aa) is rgb(166, 160, 170) in RGB.

No, #a6a0aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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