#a6a2a9

Color #a6a2a9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.66 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a6a2a9

RGB

rgb(166, 162, 169)

HSL

hsl(274.3, 3.9%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.3, 4.1%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.8%, 4.1%, 0%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(67.14, 2.77, -3.11)

LCH

lch(67.14, 4.16, 311.69)

OKLCH

oklch(71.8%, 0.011, 310.94)

HWB

hwb(274.3, 63.5%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5a9a2

Analogous

#a3a2a9

#a6a2a9

#a9a2a8

Triadic

#a6a2a9

#a9a6a2

#a2a9a6

Split-complementary

#a6a2a9

#a8a9a2

#a2a9a3

Tetradic

#a6a2a9

#a9a2a5

#a5a9a2

#a2a9a6

Square

#a6a2a9

#a9a3a2

#a5a9a2

#a2a8a9

Shades

Color #a6a2a9 mixed toward black.

#8b858e

#6f6a73

#535056

#373539

#1c1b1d

Tints

Color #a6a2a9 mixed toward white.

#b5b2b7

#c4c1c6

#d2d1d4

#e1e0e2

#f0f0f1

Tones

Color #a6a2a9 mixed toward gray.

#a6a3a8

#a6a4a7

#a6a5a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4a7 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#a5a5a7 · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 4.7

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 4.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6a2a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6a2a9]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a6a2a9 (#a6a2a9) is rgb(166, 162, 169) in RGB.

No, #a6a2a9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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