#a287b5

Color #a287b5

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.93 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 13.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a287b5

RGB

rgb(162, 135, 181)

HSL

hsl(275.2, 23.7%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.2, 25.4%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.5%, 25.4%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(60.2, 19.04, -20.3)

LCH

lch(60.2, 27.83, 313.17)

OKLCH

oklch(66.4%, 0.0732, 310.96)

HWB

hwb(275.2, 52.9%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ab587

Analogous

#8b87b5

#a287b5

#b587b1

Triadic

#a287b5

#b5a287

#87b5a2

Split-complementary

#a287b5

#b1b587

#87b58b

Tetradic

#a287b5

#b5879a

#9ab587

#87b5a2

Square

#a287b5

#b58b87

#9ab587

#87b1b5

Shades

Color #a287b5 mixed toward black.

#8967a1

#6e5082

#523c62

#372841

#1b1421

Tints

Color #a287b5 mixed toward white.

#b29bc1

#c1afce

#d1c3da

#e0d7e6

#f0ebf3

Tones

Color #a287b5 mixed toward gray.

#a18bb1

#a18fad

#a093aa

#9f96a6

#9f9aa2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.67:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9797ab · ΔE 11.9

Deuteranopia

#999ba9 · ΔE 14.6

Tritanopia

#a1a3a1 · ΔE 21.3

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 19.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a287b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a287b5]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a287b5 (#a287b5) is rgb(162, 135, 181) in RGB.

No, #a287b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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