#a579a6

Color #a579a6

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.06 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 14.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a579a6

RGB

rgb(165, 121, 166)

HSL

hsl(298.7, 20.2%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(298.7, 27.1%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.6%, 27.1%, 0%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(56.51, 24.96, -17.31)

LCH

lch(56.51, 30.37, 325.26)

OKLCH

oklch(63.5%, 0.0831, 325.74)

HWB

hwb(298.7, 47.5%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7aa679

Analogous

#8f79a6

#a579a6

#a67991

Triadic

#a579a6

#a6a579

#79a6a5

Split-complementary

#a579a6

#91a679

#79a68f

Tetradic

#a579a6

#a6797a

#7aa679

#79a6a5

Square

#a579a6

#a68f79

#7aa679

#7991a6

Shades

Color #a579a6 mixed toward black.

#8f5f90

#724c73

#563956

#39263a

#1d131d

Tints

Color #a579a6 mixed toward white.

#b48fb5

#c3a6c4

#d2bcd3

#e1d2e1

#f0e9f0

Tones

Color #a579a6 mixed toward gray.

#a27da2

#9e819f

#9a849b

#978897

#938c93

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.89:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#94949d · ΔE 18.2

Deuteranopia

#96999a · ΔE 19.5

Tritanopia

#a39593 · ΔE 19

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 20.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a579a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a579a6]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#a579a6 (#a579a6) is rgb(165, 121, 166) in RGB.

No, #a579a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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