#a99bad

Color #a99bad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.87 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a99bad

RGB

rgb(169, 155, 173)

HSL

hsl(286.7, 9.9%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(286.7, 10.4%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.3%, 10.4%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(65.67, 8.49, -7.49)

LCH

lch(65.67, 11.32, 318.58)

OKLCH

oklch(70.7%, 0.0303, 318.62)

HWB

hwb(286.7, 60.8%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fad9b

Analogous

#a09bad

#a99bad

#ad9ba8

Triadic

#a99bad

#ada99b

#9bada9

Split-complementary

#a99bad

#a8ad9b

#9bada0

Tetradic

#a99bad

#ad9b9f

#9fad9b

#9bada9

Square

#a99bad

#ada09b

#9fad9b

#9ba8ad

Shades

Color #a99bad mixed toward black.

#8f7d94

#736278

#574a5a

#3a313c

#1d191e

Tints

Color #a99bad mixed toward white.

#b7acbb

#c6bcc8

#d4cdd6

#e2dee4

#f1eef1

Tones

Color #a99bad mixed toward gray.

#a89cab

#a79eaa

#a69fa8

#a6a1a7

#a5a2a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3a9 · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#a4a5a8 · ΔE 10.4

Tritanopia

#a8a6a5 · ΔE 11.1

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 11.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a99bad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a99bad]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#a99bad (#a99bad) is rgb(169, 155, 173) in RGB.

No, #a99bad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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