#a46ad4

Color #a46ad4

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 7.41 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a46ad4

RGB

rgb(164, 106, 212)

HSL

hsl(272.8, 55.2%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.8, 50%, 83.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.6%, 50%, 0%, 16.9%)

LAB

lab(55.03, 42.94, -45.95)

LCH

lch(55.03, 62.89, 313.06)

OKLCH

oklch(63%, 0.1625, 307.62)

HWB

hwb(272.8, 41.6%, 16.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ad46a

Analogous

#6f6ad4

#a46ad4

#d46acf

Triadic

#a46ad4

#d4a46a

#6ad4a4

Split-complementary

#a46ad4

#cfd46a

#6ad46f

Tetradic

#a46ad4

#d46a9a

#9ad46a

#6ad4a4

Square

#a46ad4

#d46f6a

#9ad46a

#6acfd4

Shades

Color #a46ad4 mixed toward black.

#8b41c8

#7030a5

#54247b

#381852

#1c0c29

Tints

Color #a46ad4 mixed toward white.

#b383db

#c29ce2

#d2b5ea

#e1cdf1

#f0e6f8

Tones

Color #a46ad4 mixed toward gray.

#a373cb

#a27cc2

#a285ba

#a18db1

#a096a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.59:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8ec1 · ΔE 14

Deuteranopia

#9296bc · ΔE 16.8

Tritanopia

#a2b0ac · ΔE 29.7

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 26.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a46ad4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a46ad4]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#a46ad4 (#a46ad4) is rgb(164, 106, 212) in RGB.

No, #a46ad4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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