#a46ac1

Color #a46ac1

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 13.64 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 10.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a46ac1

RGB

rgb(164, 106, 193)

HSL

hsl(280, 41.2%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 45.1%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(15%, 45.1%, 0%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(54.08, 38.69, -36.61)

LCH

lch(54.08, 53.27, 316.58)

OKLCH

oklch(62%, 0.1403, 313.58)

HWB

hwb(280, 41.6%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#87c16a

Analogous

#786ac1

#a46ac1

#c16ab2

Triadic

#a46ac1

#c1a46a

#6ac1a4

Split-complementary

#a46ac1

#b2c16a

#6ac178

Tetradic

#a46ac1

#c16a87

#87c16a

#6ac1a4

Square

#a46ac1

#c1786a

#87c16a

#6ab2c1

Shades

Color #a46ac1 mixed toward black.

#8e49b0

#713b8d

#552c69

#391d46

#1c0f23

Tints

Color #a46ac1 mixed toward white.

#b383cb

#c29cd6

#d1b4e0

#e1cdea

#f0e6f5

Tones

Color #a46ac1 mixed toward gray.

#a271ba

#9f78b2

#9d80ab

#9a87a4

#988e9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.41:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8eb1 · ΔE 15.4

Deuteranopia

#9296ad · ΔE 18.5

Tritanopia

#a2a39f · ΔE 30.9

Achromatopsia

#818181 · ΔE 24.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a46ac1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a46ac1]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#a46ac1 (#a46ac1) is rgb(164, 106, 193) in RGB.

No, #a46ac1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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