#a18ab9

Color #a18ab9

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.19 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 13.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a18ab9

RGB

rgb(161, 138, 185)

HSL

hsl(269.4, 25.1%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(269.4, 25.4%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(13%, 25.4%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(61.01, 17.86, -21.35)

LCH

lch(61.01, 27.84, 309.91)

OKLCH

oklch(67.1%, 0.0728, 306.79)

HWB

hwb(269.4, 54.1%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2b98a

Analogous

#8a8ab9

#a18ab9

#b88ab9

Triadic

#a18ab9

#b9a18a

#8ab9a1

Split-complementary

#a18ab9

#b9b88a

#8ab98a

Tetradic

#a18ab9

#b98aa2

#a2b98a

#8ab9a1

Square

#a18ab9

#b98a8a

#a2b98a

#8ab9b8

Shades

Color #a18ab9 mixed toward black.

#8668a5

#6b5187

#503c65

#362843

#1b1422

Tints

Color #a18ab9 mixed toward white.

#b19dc5

#c0b1d0

#d0c4dc

#e0d8e8

#efebf3

Tones

Color #a18ab9 mixed toward gray.

#a18eb5

#a192b1

#a196ad

#a19aa9

#a19ea5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.85:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9897af · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#999bad · ΔE 12.6

Tritanopia

#a0a7a5 · ΔE 21.8

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 19.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a18ab9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a18ab9]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#a18ab9 (#a18ab9) is rgb(161, 138, 185) in RGB.

No, #a18ab9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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