#a38fb9

Color #a38fb9

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 20.29 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 11.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a38fb9

RGB

rgb(163, 143, 185)

HSL

hsl(268.6, 23.1%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(268.6, 22.7%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.9%, 22.7%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(62.45, 15.67, -19.13)

LCH

lch(62.45, 24.73, 309.32)

OKLCH

oklch(68.2%, 0.0646, 306.37)

HWB

hwb(268.6, 56.1%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5b98f

Analogous

#8f90b9

#a38fb9

#b88fb9

Triadic

#a38fb9

#b9a38f

#8fb9a3

Split-complementary

#a38fb9

#b9b88f

#90b98f

Tetradic

#a38fb9

#b98fa5

#a5b98f

#8fb9a3

Square

#a38fb9

#b98f90

#a5b98f

#8fb9b8

Shades

Color #a38fb9 mixed toward black.

#876da4

#6c5487

#513f65

#362a43

#1b1522

Tints

Color #a38fb9 mixed toward white.

#b2a2c5

#c2b4d0

#d1c7dc

#e0dae8

#f0ecf3

Tones

Color #a38fb9 mixed toward gray.

#a392b5

#a396b2

#a399ae

#a49dab

#a4a0a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9bb0 · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#9c9dae · ΔE 11.5

Tritanopia

#a2a8a7 · ΔE 20.1

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 17.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a38fb9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a38fb9]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#a38fb9 (#a38fb9) is rgb(163, 143, 185) in RGB.

No, #a38fb9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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