#a47ab4

Color #a47ab4

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.3 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 13.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a47ab4

RGB

rgb(164, 122, 180)

HSL

hsl(283.4, 27.9%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(283.4, 32.2%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.9%, 32.2%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(57.18, 26.91, -24.34)

LCH

lch(57.18, 36.28, 317.87)

OKLCH

oklch(64.1%, 0.0966, 316.43)

HWB

hwb(283.4, 47.8%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ab47a

Analogous

#877ab4

#a47ab4

#b47aa7

Triadic

#a47ab4

#b4a47a

#7ab4a4

Split-complementary

#a47ab4

#a7b47a

#7ab487

Tetradic

#a47ab4

#b47a8a

#8ab47a

#7ab4a4

Square

#a47ab4

#b4877a

#8ab47a

#7aa7b4

Shades

Color #a47ab4 mixed toward black.

#8d5ba1

#714981

#553661

#392440

#1c1220

Tints

Color #a47ab4 mixed toward white.

#b390c0

#c2a6cd

#d1bcd9

#e1d3e6

#f0e9f2

Tones

Color #a47ab4 mixed toward gray.

#a27faf

#a084aa

#9d88a5

#9b8da1

#99929c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.02:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9493a8 · ΔE 14.7

Deuteranopia

#9699a5 · ΔE 18.4

Tritanopia

#a29e9c · ΔE 23.3

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 22

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a47ab4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a47ab4]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#a47ab4 (#a47ab4) is rgb(164, 122, 180) in RGB.

No, #a47ab4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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