#a37ebd

Color #a37ebd

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.18 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 11.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a37ebd

RGB

rgb(163, 126, 189)

HSL

hsl(275.2, 32.3%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.2, 33.3%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.8%, 33.3%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(58.4, 26.24, -27.61)

LCH

lch(58.4, 38.09, 313.54)

OKLCH

oklch(65.2%, 0.1, 310.62)

HWB

hwb(275.2, 49.4%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98bd7e

Analogous

#847ebd

#a37ebd

#bd7eb8

Triadic

#a37ebd

#bda37e

#7ebda3

Split-complementary

#a37ebd

#b8bd7e

#7ebd84

Tetradic

#a37ebd

#bd7e98

#98bd7e

#7ebda3

Square

#a37ebd

#bd847e

#98bd7e

#7eb8bd

Shades

Color #a37ebd mixed toward black.

#8a5bab

#6f478b

#533568

#372445

#1c1223

Tints

Color #a37ebd mixed toward white.

#b294c8

#c2a9d3

#d1bfde

#e0d4e9

#f0eaf4

Tones

Color #a37ebd mixed toward gray.

#a283b8

#a189b3

#a08ead

#9f93a8

#9e98a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.28:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9494b0 · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#9699ad · ΔE 15.3

Tritanopia

#a1a6a3 · ΔE 24.7

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 22.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a37ebd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a37ebd]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a37ebd (#a37ebd) is rgb(163, 126, 189) in RGB.

No, #a37ebd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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