#A494A1 Color

#A494A1 is rgb(164, 148, 161) in RGB and hsl(311, 8%, 61%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A494A1

HEX#A494A1

RGBrgb(164, 148, 161)

HSLhsl(311, 8%, 61%)

HSVhsv(311, 10%, 64%)

OKLCHoklch(68.5% 0.026 332.1)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 2%, 36%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A494A1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.87:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.33:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A494A1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A494A1 Complementary#94A497 Analogous#9E94A4 Analogous#A49499 Triadic#A1A494 Triadic#94A1A4

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A494A1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AFA1AD #BDB2BB #C9C0C7 #D5CDD3 #E1DBE0 #EFECEE

Shades

#917E8D #7C6A79 #665763 #4D424B #372F36 #211C20

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