#a438ef

Color #a438ef

A vivid, highly saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Blue Violet #8a2be2 · ΔE 6.95 Nearest Tailwind class purple-500 #ad46ff · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a438ef

RGB

rgb(164, 56, 239)

HSL

hsl(275.4, 85.1%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.4, 76.6%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.4%, 76.6%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(48.2, 72.19, -72.17)

LCH

lch(48.2, 102.08, 315.01)

OKLCH

oklch(58.6%, 0.256, 306.68)

HWB

hwb(275.4, 22%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#83ef38

Analogous

#4838ef

#a438ef

#ef38de

Triadic

#a438ef

#efa438

#38efa4

Split-complementary

#a438ef

#deef38

#38ef48

Tetradic

#a438ef

#ef3883

#83ef38

#38efa4

Square

#a438ef

#ef4838

#83ef38

#38deef

Shades

Color #a438ef mixed toward black.

#8e12e3

#710fb6

#550b88

#39075b

#1c042d

Tints

Color #a438ef mixed toward white.

#b359f2

#c27af4

#d19bf7

#e1bdfa

#f0defc

Tones

Color #a438ef mixed toward gray.

#a147e0

#9e56d0

#9c66c1

#9975b2

#9684a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.39:1

White text reads better on this background (4.78:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8382d5 · ΔE 19

Deuteranopia

#888ece · ΔE 22.8

Tritanopia

#a1bdb7 · ΔE 38.6

Achromatopsia

#727272 · ΔE 31

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a438ef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a438ef]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a438ef (#a438ef) is rgb(164, 56, 239) in RGB.

No, #a438ef is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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