#a492b0

Color #a492b0

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 16.41 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a492b0

RGB

rgb(164, 146, 176)

HSL

hsl(276, 16%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276, 17%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.8%, 17%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(63, 12.41, -13.21)

LCH

lch(63, 18.12, 313.21)

OKLCH

oklch(68.6%, 0.0478, 311.86)

HWB

hwb(276, 57.3%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9eb092

Analogous

#9592b0

#a492b0

#b092ad

Triadic

#a492b0

#b0a492

#92b0a4

Split-complementary

#a492b0

#adb092

#92b095

Tetradic

#a492b0

#b0929e

#9eb092

#92b0a4

Square

#a492b0

#b09592

#9eb092

#92adb0

Shades

Color #a492b0 mixed toward black.

#8a7399

#6f5a7c

#53445d

#372d3e

#1c171f

Tints

Color #a492b0 mixed toward white.

#b3a4bd

#c2b6ca

#d1c8d7

#e1dbe5

#f0edf2

Tones

Color #a492b0 mixed toward gray.

#a394ad

#a397ab

#a299a8

#a29ca6

#a19ea3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9ca9 · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#9e9fa8 · ΔE 11.9

Tritanopia

#a3a4a3 · ΔE 16.2

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 15

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a492b0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a492b0]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a492b0 (#a492b0) is rgb(164, 146, 176) in RGB.

No, #a492b0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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