#a79fac

Color #a79fac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.29 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 1.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a79fac

RGB

rgb(167, 159, 172)

HSL

hsl(276.9, 7.3%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.9, 7.6%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.9%, 7.6%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(66.51, 5.37, -5.69)

LCH

lch(66.51, 7.82, 313.34)

OKLCH

oklch(71.3%, 0.0207, 312.65)

HWB

hwb(276.9, 62.4%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4ac9f

Analogous

#a09fac

#a79fac

#ac9fab

Triadic

#a79fac

#aca79f

#9faca7

Split-complementary

#a79fac

#abac9f

#9faca0

Tetradic

#a79fac

#ac9fa4

#a4ac9f

#9faca7

Square

#a79fac

#aca09f

#a4ac9f

#9fabac

Shades

Color #a79fac mixed toward black.

#8c8192

#706676

#544d59

#38333b

#1c1a1e

Tints

Color #a79fac mixed toward white.

#b6afba

#c4bfc8

#d3cfd6

#e2dfe3

#f0eff1

Tones

Color #a79fac mixed toward gray.

#a7a0ab

#a6a1aa

#a6a2a9

#a6a3a8

#a6a4a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4a9 · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#a4a5a8 · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#a7a7a6 · ΔE 8.9

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 8.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a79fac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a79fac]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a79fac (#a79fac) is rgb(167, 159, 172) in RGB.

No, #a79fac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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