#a79bae

Color #a79bae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.09 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a79bae

RGB

rgb(167, 155, 174)

HSL

hsl(277.9, 10.5%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.9, 10.9%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(4%, 10.9%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(65.53, 7.99, -8.28)

LCH

lch(65.53, 11.51, 313.98)

OKLCH

oklch(70.6%, 0.0303, 313.26)

HWB

hwb(277.9, 60.8%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2ae9b

Analogous

#9d9bae

#a79bae

#ae9bab

Triadic

#a79bae

#aea79b

#9baea7

Split-complementary

#a79bae

#abae9b

#9bae9d

Tetradic

#a79bae

#ae9ba2

#a2ae9b

#9baea7

Square

#a79bae

#ae9d9b

#a2ae9b

#9babae

Shades

Color #a79bae mixed toward black.

#8c7d95

#716279

#554a5b

#38313d

#1c191e

Tints

Color #a79bae mixed toward white.

#b6acbb

#c4bcc9

#d3cdd6

#e2dee4

#f0eef1

Tones

Color #a79bae mixed toward gray.

#a79dac

#a69eab

#a6a0a9

#a5a1a8

#a5a3a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2aa · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#a3a4a9 · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#a6a6a5 · ΔE 11.9

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 11

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a79bae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a79bae]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a79bae (#a79bae) is rgb(167, 155, 174) in RGB.

No, #a79bae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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