#a485ab

Color #a485ab

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 20.54 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 12.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a485ab

RGB

rgb(164, 133, 171)

HSL

hsl(288.9, 18.4%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288.9, 22.2%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.1%, 22.2%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(59.53, 18.77, -15.6)

LCH

lch(59.53, 24.41, 320.27)

OKLCH

oklch(65.8%, 0.0656, 320.07)

HWB

hwb(288.9, 52.2%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8cab85

Analogous

#9185ab

#a485ab

#ab859f

Triadic

#a485ab

#aba485

#85aba4

Split-complementary

#a485ab

#9fab85

#85ab91

Tetradic

#a485ab

#ab858c

#8cab85

#85aba4

Square

#a485ab

#ab9185

#8cab85

#859fab

Shades

Color #a485ab mixed toward black.

#8d6796

#715378

#553e5a

#39293c

#1c151e

Tints

Color #a485ab mixed toward white.

#b399b9

#c2aec7

#d1c2d5

#e1d6e3

#f0ebf1

Tones

Color #a485ab mixed toward gray.

#a288a8

#a08ba5

#9e8fa1

#9c929e

#9a959b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.52:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9897a3 · ΔE 14

Deuteranopia

#999ca1 · ΔE 17.9

Tritanopia

#a39c9a · ΔE 18.1

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 18.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a485ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a485ab]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#a485ab (#a485ab) is rgb(164, 133, 171) in RGB.

No, #a485ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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