#a479b3

Color #a479b3

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.43 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 13.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a479b3

RGB

rgb(164, 121, 179)

HSL

hsl(284.5, 27.6%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(284.5, 32.4%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.4%, 32.4%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(56.9, 27.27, -24.2)

LCH

lch(56.9, 36.46, 318.41)

OKLCH

oklch(63.9%, 0.0972, 317.17)

HWB

hwb(284.5, 47.5%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#88b379

Analogous

#8779b3

#a479b3

#b379a5

Triadic

#a479b3

#b3a479

#79b3a4

Split-complementary

#a479b3

#a5b379

#79b387

Tetradic

#a479b3

#b37988

#88b379

#79b3a4

Square

#a479b3

#b38779

#88b379

#79a5b3

Shades

Color #a479b3 mixed toward black.

#8e5a9f

#714880

#553660

#392440

#1c1220

Tints

Color #a479b3 mixed toward white.

#b38fc0

#c2a6cc

#d1bcd9

#e1d2e6

#f0e9f2

Tones

Color #a479b3 mixed toward gray.

#a27eae

#9f83a9

#9d87a4

#9b8ca0

#98919b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.96:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393a7 · ΔE 15.3

Deuteranopia

#9699a4 · ΔE 18.9

Tritanopia

#a29d9b · ΔE 23.1

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 22.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a479b3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a479b3]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#a479b3 (#a479b3) is rgb(164, 121, 179) in RGB.

No, #a479b3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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