#a169ab

Color #a169ab

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 21.32 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 14.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a169ab

RGB

rgb(161, 105, 171)

HSL

hsl(290.9, 28.2%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(290.9, 38.6%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.8%, 38.6%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(52.53, 33.69, -26.35)

LCH

lch(52.53, 42.77, 321.97)

OKLCH

oklch(60.4%, 0.1155, 321.32)

HWB

hwb(290.9, 41.2%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#73ab69

Analogous

#8069ab

#a169ab

#ab6994

Triadic

#a169ab

#aba169

#69aba1

Split-complementary

#a169ab

#94ab69

#69ab80

Tetradic

#a169ab

#ab6973

#73ab69

#69aba1

Square

#a169ab

#ab8069

#73ab69

#6994ab

Shades

Color #a169ab mixed toward black.

#8a5393

#6e4276

#533258

#37213b

#1c111d

Tints

Color #a169ab mixed toward white.

#b182b9

#c09bc7

#d0b4d5

#e0cde3

#efe6f1

Tones

Color #a169ab mixed toward gray.

#9d6ea5

#9974a0

#95799a

#927f95

#8e848f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.12:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8c9e · ΔE 18

Deuteranopia

#8f939b · ΔE 21.1

Tritanopia

#9f9390 · ΔE 24.2

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 23.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a169ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a169ab]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#a169ab (#a169ab) is rgb(161, 105, 171) in RGB.

No, #a169ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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