#a280bb

Color #a280bb

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.28 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 12.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a280bb

RGB

rgb(162, 128, 187)

HSL

hsl(274.6, 30.3%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.6, 31.6%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.4%, 31.6%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(58.7, 24.34, -26.01)

LCH

lch(58.7, 35.62, 313.1)

OKLCH

oklch(65.4%, 0.0935, 310.23)

HWB

hwb(274.6, 50.2%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99bb80

Analogous

#8580bb

#a280bb

#bb80b7

Triadic

#a280bb

#bba280

#80bba2

Split-complementary

#a280bb

#b7bb80

#80bb85

Tetradic

#a280bb

#bb8099

#99bb80

#80bba2

Square

#a280bb

#bb8580

#99bb80

#80b7bb

Shades

Color #a280bb mixed toward black.

#895ea9

#6e4989

#523767

#372544

#1b1222

Tints

Color #a280bb mixed toward white.

#b295c6

#c1aad2

#d1c0dd

#e0d5e8

#f0eaf4

Tones

Color #a280bb mixed toward gray.

#a185b6

#a18ab1

#a08fac

#9f94a7

#9e99a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.34:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9494af · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#9699ac · ΔE 15

Tritanopia

#a1a5a2 · ΔE 24.2

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 21.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a280bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a280bb]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a280bb (#a280bb) is rgb(162, 128, 187) in RGB.

No, #a280bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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