#a48ea8

Color #a48ea8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 16.37 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a48ea8

RGB

rgb(164, 142, 168)

HSL

hsl(290.8, 13%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(290.8, 15.5%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.4%, 15.5%, 0%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(61.71, 13.05, -10.62)

LCH

lch(61.71, 16.83, 320.86)

OKLCH

oklch(67.5%, 0.0453, 321)

HWB

hwb(290.8, 55.7%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#92a88e

Analogous

#978ea8

#a48ea8

#a88e9f

Triadic

#a48ea8

#a8a48e

#8ea8a4

Split-complementary

#a48ea8

#9fa88e

#8ea897

Tetradic

#a48ea8

#a88e92

#92a88e

#8ea8a4

Square

#a48ea8

#a8978e

#92a88e

#8e9fa8

Shades

Color #a48ea8 mixed toward black.

#8d7192

#715a75

#554358

#382d3a

#1c161d

Tints

Color #a48ea8 mixed toward white.

#b3a1b7

#c2b4c5

#d2c7d4

#e1d9e2

#f0ecf1

Tones

Color #a48ea8 mixed toward gray.

#a390a6

#a192a4

#a095a2

#9e979f

#9d999d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9ba2 · ΔE 12.3

Deuteranopia

#9c9ea1 · ΔE 14.8

Tritanopia

#a39d9c · ΔE 13.7

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 14.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a48ea8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a48ea8]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#a48ea8 (#a48ea8) is rgb(164, 142, 168) in RGB.

No, #a48ea8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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