#a48cd3

Color #a48cd3

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.81 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a48cd3

RGB

rgb(164, 140, 211)

HSL

hsl(260.3, 44.7%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260.3, 33.6%, 82.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.3%, 33.6%, 0%, 17.3%)

LAB

lab(62.8, 23.57, -33.18)

LCH

lch(62.8, 40.7, 305.39)

OKLCH

oklch(68.9%, 0.1052, 299.2)

HWB

hwb(260.3, 54.9%, 17.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbd38c

Analogous

#8c97d3

#a48cd3

#c88cd3

Triadic

#a48cd3

#d3a48c

#8cd3a4

Split-complementary

#a48cd3

#d3c88c

#97d38c

Tetradic

#a48cd3

#d38cbb

#bbd38c

#8cd3a4

Square

#a48cd3

#d38c97

#bbd38c

#8cd3c8

Shades

Color #a48cd3 mixed toward black.

#8262c3

#6441a9

#4b317f

#322055

#19102a

Tints

Color #a48cd3 mixed toward white.

#b39fda

#c2b2e2

#d1c5e9

#e1d9f0

#f0ecf8

Tones

Color #a48cd3 mixed toward gray.

#a692cd

#a898c7

#aa9ec1

#aca4bb

#aeaab5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9ac5 · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#9c9dc1 · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#a3b9b6 · ΔE 25.7

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 22.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a48cd3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a48cd3]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#a48cd3 (#a48cd3) is rgb(164, 140, 211) in RGB.

No, #a48cd3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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