#a794aa

Color #a794aa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 15.33 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#a794aa

RGB

rgb(167, 148, 170)

HSL

hsl(291.8, 11.5%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(291.8, 12.9%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.8%, 12.9%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(63.59, 11.12, -8.92)

LCH

lch(63.59, 14.26, 321.26)

OKLCH

oklch(69%, 0.0384, 321.67)

HWB

hwb(291.8, 58%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97aa94

Analogous

#9c94aa

#a794aa

#aa94a2

Triadic

#a794aa

#aaa794

#94aaa7

Split-complementary

#a794aa

#a2aa94

#94aa9c

Tetradic

#a794aa

#aa9497

#97aa94

#94aaa7

Square

#a794aa

#aa9c94

#97aa94

#94a2aa

Shades

Color #a794aa mixed toward black.

#8f7793

#735e76

#564659

#392f3b

#1d171e

Tints

Color #a794aa mixed toward white.

#b6a6b8

#c4b8c6

#d3cad5

#e2dbe3

#f0edf1

Tones

Color #a794aa mixed toward gray.

#a696a8

#a498a6

#a39aa5

#a29ba3

#a09da1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fa5 · ΔE 11

Deuteranopia

#a0a2a4 · ΔE 13.6

Tritanopia

#a6a1a0 · ΔE 12.4

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 13.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a794aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a794aa]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#a794aa (#a794aa) is rgb(167, 148, 170) in RGB.

No, #a794aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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