#a18bbd

Color #a18bbd

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.71 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 13.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a18bbd

RGB

rgb(161, 139, 189)

HSL

hsl(266.4, 27.5%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(266.4, 26.5%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.8%, 26.5%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(61.41, 18.17, -22.99)

LCH

lch(61.41, 29.3, 308.32)

OKLCH

oklch(67.4%, 0.0764, 304.54)

HWB

hwb(266.4, 54.5%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7bd8b

Analogous

#8b8ebd

#a18bbd

#ba8bbd

Triadic

#a18bbd

#bda18b

#8bbda1

Split-complementary

#a18bbd

#bdba8b

#8ebd8b

Tetradic

#a18bbd

#bd8ba7

#a7bd8b

#8bbda1

Square

#a18bbd

#bd8b8e

#a7bd8b

#8bbdba

Shades

Color #a18bbd mixed toward black.

#8568a9

#6a4f8b

#4f3b69

#352846

#1a1423

Tints

Color #a18bbd mixed toward white.

#b19ec8

#c0b2d3

#d0c5de

#e0d8e9

#efecf4

Tones

Color #a18bbd mixed toward gray.

#a18fb9

#a293b5

#a297b0

#a39cac

#a3a0a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.94:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9898b3 · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#999bb0 · ΔE 11.7

Tritanopia

#a0aaa8 · ΔE 22.5

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 19.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a18bbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a18bbd]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#a18bbd (#a18bbd) is rgb(161, 139, 189) in RGB.

No, #a18bbd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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