#a18ca0

Color #a18ca0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 15 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a18ca0

RGB

rgb(161, 140, 160)

HSL

hsl(302.9, 10%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(302.9, 13%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13%, 0.6%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(60.67, 11.55, -7.66)

LCH

lch(60.67, 13.86, 326.45)

OKLCH

oklch(66.5%, 0.0379, 327.48)

HWB

hwb(302.9, 54.9%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ca18d

Analogous

#978ca1

#a18ca0

#a18c95

Triadic

#a18ca0

#a0a18c

#8ca0a1

Split-complementary

#a18ca0

#95a18c

#8ca197

Tetradic

#a18ca0

#a18d8c

#8ca18d

#8ca0a1

Square

#a18ca0

#a1978c

#8ca18d

#8c95a1

Shades

Color #a18ca0 mixed toward black.

#8a7189

#6e5a6d

#534452

#372d37

#1c171b

Tints

Color #a18ca0 mixed toward white.

#b19fb0

#c0b2c0

#d0c5cf

#e0d9df

#efecef

Tones

Color #a18ca0 mixed toward gray.

#9f8e9e

#9d8f9d

#9c919b

#9a939a

#989598

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.77:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#98989b · ΔE 12.2

Deuteranopia

#9a9b9a · ΔE 14.8

Tritanopia

#a09897 · ΔE 11.3

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 13.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a18ca0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a18ca0]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#a18ca0 (#a18ca0) is rgb(161, 140, 160) in RGB.

No, #a18ca0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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