#a285aa

Color #a285aa

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 20.86 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 12.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a285aa

RGB

rgb(162, 133, 170)

HSL

hsl(287, 17.9%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(287, 21.8%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.7%, 21.8%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(59.31, 17.88, -15.4)

LCH

lch(59.31, 23.6, 319.26)

OKLCH

oklch(65.6%, 0.0632, 318.85)

HWB

hwb(287, 52.2%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8daa85

Analogous

#8f85aa

#a285aa

#aa85a0

Triadic

#a285aa

#aaa285

#85aaa2

Split-complementary

#a285aa

#a0aa85

#85aa8f

Tetradic

#a285aa

#aa858d

#8daa85

#85aaa2

Square

#a285aa

#aa8f85

#8daa85

#85a0aa

Shades

Color #a285aa mixed toward black.

#8b6895

#6f5377

#533e59

#38293c

#1c151e

Tints

Color #a285aa mixed toward white.

#b199b8

#c1aec6

#d0c2d5

#e0d6e3

#efebf1

Tones

Color #a285aa mixed toward gray.

#a088a7

#9e8ba4

#9d8ea1

#9b919e

#99949b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.47:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9696a2 · ΔE 13.9

Deuteranopia

#989aa0 · ΔE 16.8

Tritanopia

#a19b9a · ΔE 17.4

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 18

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a285aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a285aa]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#a285aa (#a285aa) is rgb(162, 133, 170) in RGB.

No, #a285aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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