#a797af

Color #a797af

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 15.34 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a797af

RGB

rgb(167, 151, 175)

HSL

hsl(280, 13%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 13.7%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.6%, 13.7%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(64.52, 10.43, -10.34)

LCH

lch(64.52, 14.69, 315.25)

OKLCH

oklch(69.8%, 0.0389, 314.58)

HWB

hwb(280, 59.2%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9faf97

Analogous

#9b97af

#a797af

#af97ab

Triadic

#a797af

#afa797

#97afa7

Split-complementary

#a797af

#abaf97

#97af9b

Tetradic

#a797af

#af979f

#9faf97

#97afa7

Square

#a797af

#af9b97

#9faf97

#97abaf

Shades

Color #a797af mixed toward black.

#8d7897

#715f7b

#55475c

#392f3d

#1c181f

Tints

Color #a797af mixed toward white.

#b6a8bc

#c4baca

#d3cbd7

#e2dce4

#f0eef2

Tones

Color #a797af mixed toward gray.

#a699ad

#a69bab

#a59da9

#a49fa7

#a4a1a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0aa · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#a1a2a8 · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#a6a5a4 · ΔE 13.7

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 13.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a797af;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a797af]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#a797af (#a797af) is rgb(167, 151, 175) in RGB.

No, #a797af is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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