#a47eb1

Color #a47eb1

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.56 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 14.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a47eb1

RGB

rgb(164, 126, 177)

HSL

hsl(284.7, 24.6%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(284.7, 28.8%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.3%, 28.8%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(58.03, 24, -21.33)

LCH

lch(58.03, 32.11, 318.37)

OKLCH

oklch(64.8%, 0.0857, 317.32)

HWB

hwb(284.7, 49.4%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8bb17e

Analogous

#8a7eb1

#a47eb1

#b17ea4

Triadic

#a47eb1

#b1a47e

#7eb1a4

Split-complementary

#a47eb1

#a4b17e

#7eb18a

Tetradic

#a47eb1

#b17e8b

#8bb17e

#7eb1a4

Square

#a47eb1

#b18a7e

#8bb17e

#7ea4b1

Shades

Color #a47eb1 mixed toward black.

#8d5f9d

#714c7e

#55395e

#39263f

#1c131f

Tints

Color #a47eb1 mixed toward white.

#b394be

#c2a9cb

#d1bfd8

#e1d4e5

#f0eaf2

Tones

Color #a47eb1 mixed toward gray.

#a282ad

#a086a8

#9e8ba4

#9c8fa0

#9a939c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.2:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9595a6 · ΔE 15.1

Deuteranopia

#979aa4 · ΔE 18.3

Tritanopia

#a29e9b · ΔE 22.6

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 21

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a47eb1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a47eb1]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#a47eb1 (#a47eb1) is rgb(164, 126, 177) in RGB.

No, #a47eb1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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