#a47dbc

Color #a47dbc

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.01 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 11.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a47dbc

RGB

rgb(164, 125, 188)

HSL

hsl(277.1, 32%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.1, 33.5%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.8%, 33.5%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(58.22, 26.91, -27.31)

LCH

lch(58.22, 38.34, 314.58)

OKLCH

oklch(65.1%, 0.101, 312.03)

HWB

hwb(277.1, 49%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#95bc7d

Analogous

#857dbc

#a47dbc

#bc7db5

Triadic

#a47dbc

#bca47d

#7dbca4

Split-complementary

#a47dbc

#b5bc7d

#7dbc85

Tetradic

#a47dbc

#bc7d95

#95bc7d

#7dbca4

Square

#a47dbc

#bc857d

#95bc7d

#7db5bc

Shades

Color #a47dbc mixed toward black.

#8c5baa

#70478a

#543567

#382345

#1c1222

Tints

Color #a47dbc mixed toward white.

#b393c7

#c2a8d2

#d2bede

#e1d4e9

#f0e9f4

Tones

Color #a47dbc mixed toward gray.

#a382b7

#a288b2

#a08dac

#9f92a7

#9e97a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.24:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9594af · ΔE 12.8

Deuteranopia

#979aac · ΔE 16.2

Tritanopia

#a2a5a2 · ΔE 24.9

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 22.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a47dbc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a47dbc]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a47dbc (#a47dbc) is rgb(164, 125, 188) in RGB.

No, #a47dbc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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