#a389aa

Color #a389aa

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 18.93 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a389aa

RGB

rgb(163, 137, 170)

HSL

hsl(287.3, 16.3%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(287.3, 19.4%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.1%, 19.4%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(60.41, 15.95, -13.72)

LCH

lch(60.41, 21.04, 319.3)

OKLCH

oklch(66.5%, 0.0563, 318.96)

HWB

hwb(287.3, 53.7%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#90aa89

Analogous

#9389aa

#a389aa

#aa89a1

Triadic

#a389aa

#aaa389

#89aaa3

Split-complementary

#a389aa

#a1aa89

#89aa93

Tetradic

#a389aa

#aa8990

#90aa89

#89aaa3

Square

#a389aa

#aa9389

#90aa89

#89a1aa

Shades

Color #a389aa mixed toward black.

#8c6b95

#705677

#544059

#382b3c

#1c151e

Tints

Color #a389aa mixed toward white.

#b29db8

#c2b0c6

#d1c4d5

#e0d8e3

#f0ebf1

Tones

Color #a389aa mixed toward gray.

#a18ca7

#a08ea5

#9e91a2

#9d949f

#9b979c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.72:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9898a3 · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#9a9ca1 · ΔE 16.1

Tritanopia

#a29d9b · ΔE 16.9

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 16.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a389aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a389aa]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#a389aa (#a389aa) is rgb(163, 137, 170) in RGB.

No, #a389aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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