#a979a4

Color #a979a4

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.89 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 14.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a979a4

RGB

rgb(169, 121, 164)

HSL

hsl(306.2, 21.8%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(306.2, 28.4%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 28.4%, 3%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(56.87, 25.95, -15.57)

LCH

lch(56.87, 30.26, 329.04)

OKLCH

oklch(63.8%, 0.0841, 330.11)

HWB

hwb(306.2, 47.5%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#79a97e

Analogous

#9679a9

#a979a4

#a9798c

Triadic

#a979a4

#a4a979

#79a4a9

Split-complementary

#a979a4

#8ca979

#79a996

Tetradic

#a979a4

#a97e79

#79a97e

#79a4a9

Square

#a979a4

#a99679

#79a97e

#798ca9

Shades

Color #a979a4 mixed toward black.

#935f8e

#764c71

#583955

#3b2639

#1d131c

Tints

Color #a979a4 mixed toward white.

#b78fb3

#c6a6c2

#d4bcd2

#e2d2e1

#f1e9f0

Tones

Color #a979a4 mixed toward gray.

#a57da1

#a1819e

#9d859b

#998997

#958d94

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.96:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#97969b · ΔE 19.5

Deuteranopia

#999d99 · ΔE 27.5

Tritanopia

#a79392 · ΔE 17.2

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 21

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a979a4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a979a4]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#a979a4 (#a979a4) is rgb(169, 121, 164) in RGB.

No, #a979a4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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