#a48ba7

Color #a48ba7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 17.54 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a48ba7

RGB

rgb(164, 139, 167)

HSL

hsl(293.6, 13.7%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(293.6, 16.8%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.8%, 16.8%, 0%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(60.91, 14.56, -11.25)

LCH

lch(60.91, 18.4, 322.31)

OKLCH

oklch(66.9%, 0.0497, 322.6)

HWB

hwb(293.6, 54.5%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ea78b

Analogous

#968ba7

#a48ba7

#a78b9c

Triadic

#a48ba7

#a7a48b

#8ba7a4

Split-complementary

#a48ba7

#9ca78b

#8ba796

Tetradic

#a48ba7

#a78b8e

#8ea78b

#8ba7a4

Square

#a48ba7

#a7968b

#8ea78b

#8b9ca7

Shades

Color #a48ba7 mixed toward black.

#8d6e91

#715874

#554257

#382c3a

#1c161d

Tints

Color #a48ba7 mixed toward white.

#b39eb6

#c2b2c4

#d1c5d3

#e1d8e2

#f0ecf0

Tones

Color #a48ba7 mixed toward gray.

#a28da5

#a090a2

#9e92a0

#9d949e

#9b979b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.83:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9aa1 · ΔE 13.3

Deuteranopia

#9b9d9f · ΔE 16.1

Tritanopia

#a39c9b · ΔE 14.4

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 15.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a48ba7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a48ba7]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#a48ba7 (#a48ba7) is rgb(164, 139, 167) in RGB.

No, #a48ba7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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