#a46bd4

Color #a46bd4

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 7.17 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a46bd4

RGB

rgb(164, 107, 212)

HSL

hsl(272.6, 55%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.6, 49.5%, 83.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.6%, 49.5%, 0%, 16.9%)

LAB

lab(55.24, 42.39, -45.61)

LCH

lch(55.24, 62.27, 312.9)

OKLCH

oklch(63.2%, 0.1609, 307.48)

HWB

hwb(272.6, 42%, 16.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9bd46b

Analogous

#6f6bd4

#a46bd4

#d46bcf

Triadic

#a46bd4

#d4a46b

#6bd4a4

Split-complementary

#a46bd4

#cfd46b

#6bd46f

Tetradic

#a46bd4

#d46b9b

#9bd46b

#6bd4a4

Square

#a46bd4

#d46f6b

#9bd46b

#6bcfd4

Shades

Color #a46bd4 mixed toward black.

#8b42c8

#6f30a5

#53247c

#381852

#1c0c29

Tints

Color #a46bd4 mixed toward white.

#b383db

#c29ce2

#d1b5e9

#e1cef1

#f0e6f8

Tones

Color #a46bd4 mixed toward gray.

#a374cb

#a27cc2

#a285ba

#a18eb1

#a097a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.63:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8ec1 · ΔE 13.7

Deuteranopia

#9296bc · ΔE 16.6

Tritanopia

#a2b1ad · ΔE 29.6

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 26.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a46bd4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a46bd4]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#a46bd4 (#a46bd4) is rgb(164, 107, 212) in RGB.

No, #a46bd4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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