#a46bc2

Color #a46bc2

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 13.43 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a46bc2

RGB

rgb(164, 107, 194)

HSL

hsl(279.3, 41.6%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(279.3, 44.8%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.5%, 44.8%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(54.35, 38.35, -36.76)

LCH

lch(54.35, 53.12, 316.21)

OKLCH

oklch(62.2%, 0.1397, 313.11)

HWB

hwb(279.3, 42%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#89c26b

Analogous

#786bc2

#a46bc2

#c26bb4

Triadic

#a46bc2

#c2a46b

#6bc2a4

Split-complementary

#a46bc2

#b4c26b

#6bc278

Tetradic

#a46bc2

#c26b89

#89c26b

#6bc2a4

Square

#a46bc2

#c2786b

#89c26b

#6bb4c2

Shades

Color #a46bc2 mixed toward black.

#8e49b2

#713b8e

#552c6b

#391d47

#1c0f24

Tints

Color #a46bc2 mixed toward white.

#b384cc

#c29cd6

#d1b5e0

#e1ceeb

#f0e6f5

Tones

Color #a46bc2 mixed toward gray.

#a272bb

#9f79b3

#9d81ac

#9b88a5

#998f9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.46:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8eb2 · ΔE 15

Deuteranopia

#9296ae · ΔE 18.2

Tritanopia

#a2a4a0 · ΔE 31.2

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 24.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a46bc2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a46bc2]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#a46bc2 (#a46bc2) is rgb(164, 107, 194) in RGB.

No, #a46bc2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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