#a996ae

Color #a996ae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 15.78 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a996ae

RGB

rgb(169, 150, 174)

HSL

hsl(287.5, 12.9%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(287.5, 13.8%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.9%, 13.8%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(64.41, 11.49, -9.93)

LCH

lch(64.41, 15.19, 319.17)

OKLCH

oklch(69.8%, 0.0407, 319.18)

HWB

hwb(287.5, 58.8%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9bae96

Analogous

#9d96ae

#a996ae

#ae96a7

Triadic

#a996ae

#aea996

#96aea9

Split-complementary

#a996ae

#a7ae96

#96ae9d

Tetradic

#a996ae

#ae969b

#9bae96

#96aea9

Square

#a996ae

#ae9d96

#9bae96

#96a7ae

Shades

Color #a996ae mixed toward black.

#907796

#745e7a

#57475b

#3a2f3d

#1d181e

Tints

Color #a996ae mixed toward white.

#b7a7bb

#c6b9c9

#d4cad6

#e2dce4

#f1edf1

Tones

Color #a996ae mixed toward gray.

#a898ac

#a79aaa

#a59ca8

#a49ea6

#a3a0a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1a9 · ΔE 10.7

Deuteranopia

#a2a4a7 · ΔE 13.6

Tritanopia

#a8a4a3 · ΔE 13.2

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 13.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a996ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a996ae]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#a996ae (#a996ae) is rgb(169, 150, 174) in RGB.

No, #a996ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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