#aba6ad

Color #aba6ad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 4.33 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#aba6ad

RGB

rgb(171, 166, 173)

HSL

hsl(282.9, 4.1%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.9, 4%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.2%, 4%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(68.71, 3.11, -2.97)

LCH

lch(68.71, 4.3, 316.32)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.0115, 316.41)

HWB

hwb(282.9, 65.1%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8ada6

Analogous

#a8a6ad

#aba6ad

#ada6ac

Triadic

#aba6ad

#adaba6

#a6adab

Split-complementary

#aba6ad

#acada6

#a6ada8

Tetradic

#aba6ad

#ada6a8

#a8ada6

#a6adab

Square

#aba6ad

#ada8a6

#a8ada6

#a6acad

Shades

Color #aba6ad mixed toward black.

#8f8992

#736c76

#565158

#3a363b

#1d1b1d

Tints

Color #aba6ad mixed toward white.

#b9b5bb

#c7c4c8

#d5d3d6

#e3e1e4

#f1f0f1

Tones

Color #aba6ad mixed toward gray.

#aba7ac

#aaa8ab

#aaa9aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9ab · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#a9aaab · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#abaaaa · ΔE 4.6

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 4.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #aba6ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aba6ad]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#aba6ad (#aba6ad) is rgb(171, 166, 173) in RGB.

No, #aba6ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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