#a37cb8

Color #a37cb8

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.28 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 12.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a37cb8

RGB

rgb(163, 124, 184)

HSL

hsl(279, 29.7%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(279, 32.6%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.4%, 32.6%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(57.72, 26.29, -25.81)

LCH

lch(57.72, 36.84, 315.53)

OKLCH

oklch(64.6%, 0.0973, 313.33)

HWB

hwb(279, 48.6%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#91b87c

Analogous

#857cb8

#a37cb8

#b87caf

Triadic

#a37cb8

#b8a37c

#7cb8a3

Split-complementary

#a37cb8

#afb87c

#7cb885

Tetradic

#a37cb8

#b87c91

#91b87c

#7cb8a3

Square

#a37cb8

#b8857c

#91b87c

#7cafb8

Shades

Color #a37cb8 mixed toward black.

#8c5ba6

#704885

#543664

#382443

#1c1221

Tints

Color #a37cb8 mixed toward white.

#b292c4

#c2a8d0

#d1bedc

#e0d3e7

#f0e9f3

Tones

Color #a37cb8 mixed toward gray.

#a281b3

#a086ae

#9f8ba9

#9d90a4

#9c959f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.13:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9493ac · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#9699a9 · ΔE 16.8

Tritanopia

#a1a29f · ΔE 26.2

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 22

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a37cb8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a37cb8]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a37cb8 (#a37cb8) is rgb(163, 124, 184) in RGB.

No, #a37cb8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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