#a488b5

Color #a488b5

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.63 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 13.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a488b5

RGB

rgb(164, 136, 181)

HSL

hsl(277.3, 23.3%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.3, 24.9%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.4%, 24.9%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(60.64, 19.13, -19.62)

LCH

lch(60.64, 27.4, 314.28)

OKLCH

oklch(66.8%, 0.0723, 312.48)

HWB

hwb(277.3, 53.3%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99b588

Analogous

#8e88b5

#a488b5

#b588b0

Triadic

#a488b5

#b5a488

#88b5a4

Split-complementary

#a488b5

#b0b588

#88b58e

Tetradic

#a488b5

#b58899

#99b588

#88b5a4

Square

#a488b5

#b58e88

#99b588

#88b0b5

Shades

Color #a488b5 mixed toward black.

#8b68a1

#705182

#543d62

#382941

#1c1421

Tints

Color #a488b5 mixed toward white.

#b39cc1

#c2b0ce

#d2c4da

#e1d7e6

#f0ebf3

Tones

Color #a488b5 mixed toward gray.

#a38cb1

#a290ae

#a193aa

#a097a6

#a09ba2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.77:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9998ab · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#9a9ca9 · ΔE 15

Tritanopia

#a3a3a2 · ΔE 20.8

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 19.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a488b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a488b5]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a488b5 (#a488b5) is rgb(164, 136, 181) in RGB.

No, #a488b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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