#a177b0

Color #a177b0

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.4 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 13.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a177b0

RGB

rgb(161, 119, 176)

HSL

hsl(284.2, 26.5%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(284.2, 32.4%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.5%, 32.4%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(55.99, 26.79, -23.9)

LCH

lch(55.99, 35.9, 318.26)

OKLCH

oklch(63.1%, 0.0957, 316.99)

HWB

hwb(284.2, 46.7%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#86b077

Analogous

#8477b0

#a177b0

#b077a2

Triadic

#a177b0

#b0a177

#77b0a1

Split-complementary

#a177b0

#a2b077

#77b084

Tetradic

#a177b0

#b07786

#86b077

#77b0a1

Square

#a177b0

#b08477

#86b077

#77a2b0

Shades

Color #a177b0 mixed toward black.

#8a5a9b

#6f487c

#53365d

#37243e

#1c121f

Tints

Color #a177b0 mixed toward white.

#b18ebd

#c0a4ca

#d0bbd7

#e0d2e5

#efe8f2

Tones

Color #a177b0 mixed toward gray.

#9f7cab

#9c80a6

#9a85a2

#988a9d

#968f98

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.78:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9190a4 · ΔE 14.9

Deuteranopia

#9396a2 · ΔE 18.5

Tritanopia

#9f9b98 · ΔE 23.9

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 21.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a177b0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a177b0]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#a177b0 (#a177b0) is rgb(161, 119, 176) in RGB.

No, #a177b0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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