#aaa2ad

Color #aaa2ad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 1.4

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Conversions

HEX

#aaa2ad

RGB

rgb(170, 162, 173)

HSL

hsl(283.6, 6.3%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(283.6, 6.4%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.7%, 6.4%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(67.58, 4.96, -4.65)

LCH

lch(67.58, 6.8, 316.85)

OKLCH

oklch(72.2%, 0.018, 317.02)

HWB

hwb(283.6, 63.5%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5ada2

Analogous

#a5a2ad

#aaa2ad

#ada2ab

Triadic

#aaa2ad

#adaaa2

#a2adaa

Split-complementary

#aaa2ad

#abada2

#a2ada5

Tetradic

#aaa2ad

#ada2a5

#a5ada2

#a2adaa

Square

#aaa2ad

#ada5a2

#a5ada2

#a2abad

Shades

Color #aaa2ad mixed toward black.

#8f8493

#736977

#564e59

#39343b

#1d1a1e

Tints

Color #aaa2ad mixed toward white.

#b8b2bb

#c6c1c8

#d5d1d6

#e3e0e4

#f1f0f1

Tones

Color #aaa2ad mixed toward gray.

#aaa3ac

#a9a4ab

#a9a5aa

#a8a6a9

#a8a7a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7aa · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#a7a8aa · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#aaa8a8 · ΔE 6.7

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 7.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aaa2ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aaa2ad]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#aaa2ad (#aaa2ad) is rgb(170, 162, 173) in RGB.

No, #aaa2ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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