#a44ed1

Color #a44ed1

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Orchid #ba55d3 · ΔE 7.52 Nearest Tailwind class purple-500 #ad46ff · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a44ed1

RGB

rgb(164, 78, 209)

HSL

hsl(279.4, 58.7%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(279.4, 62.7%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.5%, 62.7%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(49.43, 56.66, -53.15)

LCH

lch(49.43, 77.69, 316.83)

OKLCH

oklch(58.9%, 0.2015, 312.06)

HWB

hwb(279.4, 30.6%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7bd14e

Analogous

#634ed1

#a44ed1

#d14ebc

Triadic

#a44ed1

#d1a44e

#4ed1a4

Split-complementary

#a44ed1

#bcd14e

#4ed163

Tetradic

#a44ed1

#d14e7b

#7bd14e

#4ed1a4

Square

#a44ed1

#d1634e

#7bd14e

#4ebcd1

Shades

Color #a44ed1 mixed toward black.

#8e31be

#712898

#551e72

#39144c

#1c0a26

Tints

Color #a44ed1 mixed toward white.

#b36cd9

#c289e0

#d2a7e8

#e1c4f0

#f0e2f7

Tones

Color #a44ed1 mixed toward gray.

#a159c6

#9d64bb

#9a6fb0

#967aa5

#93859a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.59:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8787bc · ΔE 18.8

Deuteranopia

#8c91b6 · ΔE 22.1

Tritanopia

#a1a9a4 · ΔE 34.5

Achromatopsia

#757575 · ΔE 28.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a44ed1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a44ed1]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#a44ed1 (#a44ed1) is rgb(164, 78, 209) in RGB.

No, #a44ed1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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