#a47bc8

Color #a47bc8

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 17.45 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a47bc8

RGB

rgb(164, 123, 200)

HSL

hsl(271.9, 41.2%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.9, 38.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(18%, 38.5%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(58.25, 30.71, -34.07)

LCH

lch(58.25, 45.87, 312.03)

OKLCH

oklch(65.2%, 0.1194, 307.86)

HWB

hwb(271.9, 48.2%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fc87b

Analogous

#7d7bc8

#a47bc8

#c87bc6

Triadic

#a47bc8

#c8a47b

#7bc8a4

Split-complementary

#a47bc8

#c6c87b

#7bc87d

Tetradic

#a47bc8

#c87b9f

#9fc87b

#7bc8a4

Square

#a47bc8

#c87d7b

#9fc87b

#7bc6c8

Shades

Color #a47bc8 mixed toward black.

#8a55b8

#6e3f98

#532f72

#37204c

#1c1026

Tints

Color #a47bc8 mixed toward white.

#b391d1

#c2a7da

#d1bde3

#e1d3ed

#f0e9f6

Tones

Color #a47bc8 mixed toward gray.

#a381c2

#a388bb

#a38eb5

#a295ae

#a29ba8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.25:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9494b9 · ΔE 11.9

Deuteranopia

#9699b5 · ΔE 14.3

Tritanopia

#a2aca9 · ΔE 25.7

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 23.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a47bc8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a47bc8]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#a47bc8 (#a47bc8) is rgb(164, 123, 200) in RGB.

No, #a47bc8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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