#a36fe3

Color #a36fe3

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 7.07 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a36fe3

RGB

rgb(163, 111, 227)

HSL

hsl(266.9, 67.4%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(266.9, 51.1%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.2%, 51.1%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(56.78, 43.46, -51.61)

LCH

lch(56.78, 67.47, 310.1)

OKLCH

oklch(64.6%, 0.1723, 302.56)

HWB

hwb(266.9, 43.5%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afe36f

Analogous

#6f75e3

#a36fe3

#dd6fe3

Triadic

#a36fe3

#e3a36f

#6fe3a3

Split-complementary

#a36fe3

#e3dd6f

#75e36f

Tetradic

#a36fe3

#e36faf

#afe36f

#6fe3a3

Square

#a36fe3

#e36f75

#afe36f

#6fe3dd

Shades

Color #a36fe3 mixed toward black.

#8540da

#6925bd

#4f1c8e

#34125e

#1a092f

Tints

Color #a36fe3 mixed toward white.

#b287e8

#c29fec

#d1b7f1

#e0cff6

#f0e7fa

Tones

Color #a36fe3 mixed toward gray.

#a479d9

#a582d0

#a68cc6

#a796bc

#a89fb3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.94:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8fcf · ΔE 12.2

Deuteranopia

#9296c9 · ΔE 14.6

Tritanopia

#a1bcb8 · ΔE 30.8

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 26.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a36fe3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a36fe3]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#a36fe3 (#a36fe3) is rgb(163, 111, 227) in RGB.

No, #a36fe3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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