#a27ea5

Color #a27ea5

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 20.84 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a27ea5

RGB

rgb(162, 126, 165)

HSL

hsl(295.4, 17.8%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(295.4, 23.6%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.8%, 23.6%, 0%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(57.39, 20.87, -15.44)

LCH

lch(57.39, 25.96, 323.51)

OKLCH

oklch(64.1%, 0.0706, 323.88)

HWB

hwb(295.4, 49.4%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#81a57e

Analogous

#8f7ea5

#a27ea5

#a57e95

Triadic

#a27ea5

#a5a27e

#7ea5a2

Split-complementary

#a27ea5

#95a57e

#7ea58f

Tetradic

#a27ea5

#a57e81

#81a57e

#7ea5a2

Square

#a27ea5

#a58f7e

#81a57e

#7e95a5

Shades

Color #a27ea5 mixed toward black.

#8c648f

#705072

#543c56

#382839

#1c141d

Tints

Color #a27ea5 mixed toward white.

#b294b4

#c1a9c3

#d1bfd2

#e0d4e1

#f0eaf0

Tones

Color #a27ea5 mixed toward gray.

#9f81a2

#9d859f

#9a889b

#978b98

#948e95

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.06:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#94939d · ΔE 15.7

Deuteranopia

#96989b · ΔE 19.1

Tritanopia

#a09694 · ΔE 18

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 19.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a27ea5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a27ea5]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#a27ea5 (#a27ea5) is rgb(162, 126, 165) in RGB.

No, #a27ea5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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