#a179ae

Color #a179ae

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.47 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 14.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a179ae

RGB

rgb(161, 121, 174)

HSL

hsl(285.3, 24.7%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285.3, 30.5%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.5%, 30.5%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(56.4, 25.23, -22.13)

LCH

lch(56.4, 33.56, 318.75)

OKLCH

oklch(63.4%, 0.0896, 317.71)

HWB

hwb(285.3, 47.5%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#86ae79

Analogous

#8679ae

#a179ae

#ae79a0

Triadic

#a179ae

#aea179

#79aea1

Split-complementary

#a179ae

#a0ae79

#79ae86

Tetradic

#a179ae

#ae7986

#86ae79

#79aea1

Square

#a179ae

#ae8679

#86ae79

#79a0ae

Shades

Color #a179ae mixed toward black.

#8a5c99

#6f4a7b

#53375c

#37253d

#1c121f

Tints

Color #a179ae mixed toward white.

#b18fbb

#c0a6c9

#d0bcd6

#e0d2e4

#efe9f1

Tones

Color #a179ae mixed toward gray.

#9f7daa

#9c82a5

#9a86a1

#988b9c

#968f98

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.86:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9191a3 · ΔE 15.3

Deuteranopia

#9496a0 · ΔE 18.5

Tritanopia

#9f9a98 · ΔE 22.2

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 21.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a179ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a179ae]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Frequently asked questions

#a179ae (#a179ae) is rgb(161, 121, 174) in RGB.

No, #a179ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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