#a16598

Color #a16598

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 22.89 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a16598

RGB

rgb(161, 101, 152)

HSL

hsl(309, 24.2%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(309, 37.3%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 37.3%, 5.6%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(50.87, 32.23, -17.8)

LCH

lch(50.87, 36.82, 331.09)

OKLCH

oklch(58.9%, 0.1034, 332.34)

HWB

hwb(309, 39.6%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#65a16e

Analogous

#8c65a1

#a16598

#a1657a

Triadic

#a16598

#98a165

#6598a1

Split-complementary

#a16598

#7aa165

#65a18c

Tetradic

#a16598

#a16e65

#65a16e

#6598a1

Square

#a16598

#a18c65

#65a16e

#657aa1

Shades

Color #a16598 mixed toward black.

#885380

#6d4266

#51324d

#362133

#1b111a

Tints

Color #a16598 mixed toward white.

#b17fa9

#c098ba

#d0b2cc

#e0ccdd

#efe5ee

Tones

Color #a16598 mixed toward gray.

#9c6a95

#976f91

#92748e

#8d798a

#887e87

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.83:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8b8e · ΔE 22.7

Deuteranopia

#8e928b · ΔE 31.4

Tritanopia

#9f8583 · ΔE 19.2

Achromatopsia

#797979 · ΔE 22.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a16598;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a16598]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#a16598 (#a16598) is rgb(161, 101, 152) in RGB.

No, #a16598 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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