#a490be

Color #a490be

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.11 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 12.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a490be

RGB

rgb(164, 144, 190)

HSL

hsl(266.1, 26.1%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(266.1, 24.2%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.7%, 24.2%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(62.97, 16.52, -21.14)

LCH

lch(62.97, 26.83, 308.01)

OKLCH

oklch(68.7%, 0.0699, 304.39)

HWB

hwb(266.1, 56.5%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aabe90

Analogous

#9093be

#a490be

#bb90be

Triadic

#a490be

#bea490

#90bea4

Split-complementary

#a490be

#bebb90

#93be90

Tetradic

#a490be

#be90aa

#aabe90

#90bea4

Square

#a490be

#be9093

#aabe90

#90bebb

Shades

Color #a490be mixed toward black.

#876da9

#6c528c

#513e69

#362946

#1b1523

Tints

Color #a490be mixed toward white.

#b3a3c9

#c2b5d4

#d2c8de

#e1dae9

#f0edf4

Tones

Color #a490be mixed toward gray.

#a594ba

#a598b6

#a69cb3

#a69faf

#a7a3ab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9cb4 · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#9d9eb2 · ΔE 10.9

Tritanopia

#a3acaa · ΔE 21.7

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 18.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a490be;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a490be]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#a490be (#a490be) is rgb(164, 144, 190) in RGB.

No, #a490be is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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