#a16fcd

Color #a16fcd

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 8.8 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#a16fcd

RGB

rgb(161, 111, 205)

HSL

hsl(271.9, 48.5%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.9, 45.9%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.5%, 45.9%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(55.44, 37.74, -41.35)

LCH

lch(55.44, 55.98, 312.39)

OKLCH

oklch(63.1%, 0.145, 307.27)

HWB

hwb(271.9, 43.5%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9bcd6f

Analogous

#726fcd

#a16fcd

#cd6fca

Triadic

#a16fcd

#cda16f

#6fcda1

Split-complementary

#a16fcd

#cacd6f

#6fcd72

Tetradic

#a16fcd

#cd6f9b

#9bcd6f

#6fcda1

Square

#a16fcd

#cd726f

#9bcd6f

#6fcacd

Shades

Color #a16fcd mixed toward black.

#8848c0

#6d369d

#512975

#361b4e

#1b0e27

Tints

Color #a16fcd mixed toward white.

#b187d5

#c09fde

#d0b7e6

#e0cfee

#efe7f7

Tones

Color #a16fcd mixed toward gray.

#a177c5

#a07fbd

#a087b6

#9f8eae

#9f96a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.67:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8ebc · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#9194b7 · ΔE 15.3

Tritanopia

#9faca9 · ΔE 27.4

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 25.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a16fcd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a16fcd]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#a16fcd (#a16fcd) is rgb(161, 111, 205) in RGB.

No, #a16fcd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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