#a261da

Color #a261da

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Orchid #ba55d3 · ΔE 11.46 Nearest Tailwind class purple-500 #ad46ff · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a261da

RGB

rgb(162, 97, 218)

HSL

hsl(272.2, 62.1%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.2, 55.5%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.7%, 55.5%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(53.27, 48.64, -52.15)

LCH

lch(53.27, 71.31, 313.01)

OKLCH

oklch(61.8%, 0.1828, 306.59)

HWB

hwb(272.2, 38%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99da61

Analogous

#6661da

#a261da

#da61d6

Triadic

#a261da

#daa261

#61daa2

Split-complementary

#a261da

#d6da61

#61da66

Tetradic

#a261da

#da6199

#99da61

#61daa2

Square

#a261da

#da6661

#99da61

#61d6da

Shades

Color #a261da mixed toward black.

#8937d0

#6e28aa

#521e80

#371455

#1b0a2b

Tints

Color #a261da mixed toward white.

#b27be0

#c196e6

#d1b0ed

#e0caf3

#f0e5f9

Tones

Color #a261da mixed toward gray.

#a16bd0

#a175c6

#a07fbc

#9f89b2

#9e94a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.26:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8ac5 · ΔE 14.7

Deuteranopia

#8e92c0 · ΔE 17.5

Tritanopia

#a0b3ae · ΔE 32.2

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 27.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a261da;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a261da]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#a261da (#a261da) is rgb(162, 97, 218) in RGB.

No, #a261da is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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