#a489b9

Color #a489b9

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.02 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 13.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a489b9

RGB

rgb(164, 137, 185)

HSL

hsl(273.8, 25.5%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.8, 25.9%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.4%, 25.9%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(61.03, 19.42, -21.28)

LCH

lch(61.03, 28.81, 312.38)

OKLCH

oklch(67.2%, 0.0757, 309.96)

HWB

hwb(273.8, 53.7%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9eb989

Analogous

#8c89b9

#a489b9

#b989b6

Triadic

#a489b9

#b9a489

#89b9a4

Split-complementary

#a489b9

#b6b989

#89b98c

Tetradic

#a489b9

#b9899e

#9eb989

#89b9a4

Square

#a489b9

#b98c89

#9eb989

#89b6b9

Shades

Color #a489b9 mixed toward black.

#8a67a5

#6f5087

#533c65

#372843

#1c1422

Tints

Color #a489b9 mixed toward white.

#b39dc5

#c2b0d0

#d1c4dc

#e1d8e8

#f0ebf3

Tones

Color #a489b9 mixed toward gray.

#a38db5

#a391b1

#a295ad

#a299a9

#a19da5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.86:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9999af · ΔE 11.5

Deuteranopia

#9b9dac · ΔE 14.4

Tritanopia

#a3a6a4 · ΔE 21.6

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 19.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a489b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a489b9]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#a489b9 (#a489b9) is rgb(164, 137, 185) in RGB.

No, #a489b9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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