#a55f8a

Color #a55f8a

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Pale Violet Red #db7093 · ΔE 19.64 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a55f8a

RGB

rgb(165, 95, 138)

HSL

hsl(323.1, 28%, 51%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(323.1, 42.4%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 42.4%, 16.4%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(49.52, 34.47, -11.5)

LCH

lch(49.52, 36.34, 341.55)

OKLCH

oklch(57.9%, 0.1062, 343.37)

HWB

hwb(323.1, 37.3%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5fa57a

Analogous

#9d5fa5

#a55f8a

#a55f67

Triadic

#a55f8a

#8aa55f

#5f8aa5

Split-complementary

#a55f8a

#67a55f

#5fa59d

Tetradic

#a55f8a

#a57a5f

#5fa57a

#5f8aa5

Square

#a55f8a

#a59d5f

#5fa57a

#5f67a5

Shades

Color #a55f8a mixed toward black.

#8b4e73

#6f3e5c

#532f45

#371f2e

#1c1017

Tints

Color #a55f8a mixed toward white.

#b47a9e

#c394b1

#d2afc5

#e1cad8

#f0e4ec

Tones

Color #a55f8a mixed toward gray.

#9f6589

#996b87

#947186

#8e7685

#887c83

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8c81 · ΔE 31.3

Deuteranopia

#90947f · ΔE 37.5

Tritanopia

#a27a78 · ΔE 16

Achromatopsia

#767676 · ΔE 23

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a55f8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a55f8a]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Orchid #da70d6

Frequently asked questions

#a55f8a (#a55f8a) is rgb(165, 95, 138) in RGB.

No, #a55f8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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