#a159bc

Color #a159bc

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 14.31 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-600 #c800de · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a159bc

RGB

rgb(161, 89, 188)

HSL

hsl(283.6, 42.5%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(283.6, 52.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.4%, 52.7%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(49.92, 45.94, -40.3)

LCH

lch(49.92, 61.11, 318.74)

OKLCH

oklch(58.8%, 0.1617, 316.08)

HWB

hwb(283.6, 34.9%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#74bc59

Analogous

#6f59bc

#a159bc

#bc59a6

Triadic

#a159bc

#bca159

#59bca1

Split-complementary

#a159bc

#a6bc59

#59bc6f

Tetradic

#a159bc

#bc5974

#74bc59

#59bca1

Square

#a159bc

#bc6f59

#74bc59

#59a6bc

Shades

Color #a159bc mixed toward black.

#8a42a4

#6e3584

#532863

#371b42

#1c0d21

Tints

Color #a159bc mixed toward white.

#b175c7

#c090d2

#d0acdd

#e0c8e9

#efe3f4

Tones

Color #a159bc mixed toward gray.

#9d61b4

#9969ab

#9672a3

#927a9b

#8e8293

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.67:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8887ab · ΔE 17.9

Deuteranopia

#8b90a6 · ΔE 21.2

Tritanopia

#9e9b97 · ΔE 31.5

Achromatopsia

#777777 · ΔE 26

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a159bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a159bc]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#a159bc (#a159bc) is rgb(161, 89, 188) in RGB.

No, #a159bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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