#a79fa8

Color #a79fa8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.5 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 1.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a79fa8

RGB

rgb(167, 159, 168)

HSL

hsl(293.3, 4.9%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(293.3, 5.4%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.6%, 5.4%, 0%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(66.4, 4.59, -3.63)

LCH

lch(66.4, 5.85, 321.66)

OKLCH

oklch(71.2%, 0.0158, 322.48)

HWB

hwb(293.3, 62.4%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0a89f

Analogous

#a29fa8

#a79fa8

#a89fa4

Triadic

#a79fa8

#a8a79f

#9fa8a7

Split-complementary

#a79fa8

#a4a89f

#9fa8a2

Tetradic

#a79fa8

#a89fa0

#a0a89f

#9fa8a7

Square

#a79fa8

#a8a29f

#a0a89f

#9fa4a8

Shades

Color #a79fa8 mixed toward black.

#8d828e

#716872

#554e56

#393439

#1c1a1d

Tints

Color #a79fa8 mixed toward white.

#b6afb6

#c4bfc5

#d3cfd3

#e2dfe2

#f0eff0

Tones

Color #a79fa8 mixed toward gray.

#a6a0a7

#a6a0a6

#a5a1a6

#a5a2a5

#a4a3a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4a6 · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#a4a5a5 · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#a7a4a4 · ΔE 5.6

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 6.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a79fa8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a79fa8]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#a79fa8 (#a79fa8) is rgb(167, 159, 168) in RGB.

No, #a79fa8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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