#a8a1ad

Color #a8a1ad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.46 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 1.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a1ad

RGB

rgb(168, 161, 173)

HSL

hsl(275, 6.8%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275, 6.9%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.9%, 6.9%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(67.15, 4.81, -5.3)

LCH

lch(67.15, 7.16, 312.23)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.0188, 311.56)

HWB

hwb(275, 63.1%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6ada1

Analogous

#a2a1ad

#a8a1ad

#ada1ac

Triadic

#a8a1ad

#ada8a1

#a1ada8

Split-complementary

#a8a1ad

#acada1

#a1ada2

Tetradic

#a8a1ad

#ada1a6

#a6ada1

#a1ada8

Square

#a8a1ad

#ada2a1

#a6ada1

#a1acad

Shades

Color #a8a1ad mixed toward black.

#8d8393

#716877

#544e59

#38343b

#1c1a1e

Tints

Color #a8a1ad mixed toward white.

#b7b1bb

#c5c0c8

#d4d0d6

#e2e0e4

#f1eff1

Tones

Color #a8a1ad mixed toward gray.

#a8a2ac

#a8a3ab

#a8a4aa

#a7a5a9

#a7a6a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5aa · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#a5a6aa · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#a8a8a7 · ΔE 8.2

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 7.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a1ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a1ad]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a8a1ad (#a8a1ad) is rgb(168, 161, 173) in RGB.

No, #a8a1ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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