#a48db9

Color #a48db9

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.24 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 12.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a48db9

RGB

rgb(164, 141, 185)

HSL

hsl(271.4, 23.9%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.4, 23.8%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.4%, 23.8%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(62.04, 17.14, -19.75)

LCH

lch(62.04, 26.15, 310.95)

OKLCH

oklch(67.9%, 0.0686, 308.31)

HWB

hwb(271.4, 55.3%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2b98d

Analogous

#8e8db9

#a48db9

#b98db8

Triadic

#a48db9

#b9a48d

#8db9a4

Split-complementary

#a48db9

#b8b98d

#8db98e

Tetradic

#a48db9

#b98da2

#a2b98d

#8db9a4

Square

#a48db9

#b98e8d

#a2b98d

#8db8b9

Shades

Color #a48db9 mixed toward black.

#896ba4

#6e5387

#523e65

#372943

#1b1522

Tints

Color #a48db9 mixed toward white.

#b3a0c5

#c2b3d0

#d1c6dc

#e1d9e8

#f0ecf3

Tones

Color #a48db9 mixed toward gray.

#a491b5

#a494b2

#a398ae

#a39caa

#a39fa7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9ab0 · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#9c9ead · ΔE 13.3

Tritanopia

#a3a8a6 · ΔE 21

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 18.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a48db9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a48db9]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#a48db9 (#a48db9) is rgb(164, 141, 185) in RGB.

No, #a48db9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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