#a494bc

Color #a494bc

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 18.67 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a494bc

RGB

rgb(164, 148, 188)

HSL

hsl(264, 23%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264, 21.3%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.8%, 21.3%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(63.92, 13.82, -18.57)

LCH

lch(63.92, 23.15, 306.66)

OKLCH

oklch(69.4%, 0.0603, 303.08)

HWB

hwb(264, 58%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acbc94

Analogous

#9498bc

#a494bc

#b894bc

Triadic

#a494bc

#bca494

#94bca4

Split-complementary

#a494bc

#bcb894

#98bc94

Tetradic

#a494bc

#bc94ac

#acbc94

#94bca4

Square

#a494bc

#bc9498

#acbc94

#94bcb8

Shades

Color #a494bc mixed toward black.

#8772a6

#6b568a

#504167

#352b45

#1b1622

Tints

Color #a494bc mixed toward white.

#b3a6c7

#c2b8d2

#d2cade

#e1dbe9

#f0edf4

Tones

Color #a494bc mixed toward gray.

#a597b9

#a59bb5

#a69eb2

#a7a1af

#a7a5ab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9db3 · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#9e9fb1 · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#a3acab · ΔE 20.1

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 17

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a494bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a494bc]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#a494bc (#a494bc) is rgb(164, 148, 188) in RGB.

No, #a494bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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