#a79ea8

Color #a79ea8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.23 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 0.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a79ea8

RGB

rgb(167, 158, 168)

HSL

hsl(294, 5.4%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(294, 6%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.6%, 6%, 0%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(66.13, 5.14, -4.02)

LCH

lch(66.13, 6.53, 321.97)

OKLCH

oklch(71%, 0.0176, 322.61)

HWB

hwb(294, 62%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fa89e

Analogous

#a29ea8

#a79ea8

#a89ea4

Triadic

#a79ea8

#a8a79e

#9ea8a7

Split-complementary

#a79ea8

#a4a89e

#9ea8a2

Tetradic

#a79ea8

#a89e9f

#9fa89e

#9ea8a7

Square

#a79ea8

#a8a29e

#9fa89e

#9ea4a8

Shades

Color #a79ea8 mixed toward black.

#8d818e

#716772

#554d56

#393339

#1c1a1d

Tints

Color #a79ea8 mixed toward white.

#b6aeb6

#c4bec5

#d3ced3

#e2dfe2

#f0eff0

Tones

Color #a79ea8 mixed toward gray.

#a69fa7

#a6a0a6

#a5a0a5

#a4a1a5

#a4a2a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3a6 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#a4a4a5 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#a7a4a3 · ΔE 6.8

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 7.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a79ea8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a79ea8]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#a79ea8 (#a79ea8) is rgb(167, 158, 168) in RGB.

No, #a79ea8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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