#a68bb8

Color #a68bb8

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.23 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 12.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a68bb8

RGB

rgb(166, 139, 184)

HSL

hsl(276, 24.1%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276, 24.5%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.8%, 24.5%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(61.68, 18.73, -19.71)

LCH

lch(61.68, 27.19, 313.54)

OKLCH

oklch(67.7%, 0.0716, 311.55)

HWB

hwb(276, 54.5%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9db88b

Analogous

#8f8bb8

#a68bb8

#b88bb3

Triadic

#a68bb8

#b8a68b

#8bb8a6

Split-complementary

#a68bb8

#b3b88b

#8bb88f

Tetradic

#a68bb8

#b88b9d

#9db88b

#8bb8a6

Square

#a68bb8

#b88f8b

#9db88b

#8bb3b8

Shades

Color #a68bb8 mixed toward black.

#8c69a4

#715286

#553d64

#382943

#1c1421

Tints

Color #a68bb8 mixed toward white.

#b59ec4

#c4b2d0

#d2c5db

#e1d8e7

#f0ecf3

Tones

Color #a68bb8 mixed toward gray.

#a58fb4

#a492b0

#a496ad

#a39aa9

#a29ea5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9bae · ΔE 12.1

Deuteranopia

#9d9fac · ΔE 14.8

Tritanopia

#a5a6a5 · ΔE 20.3

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 19.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a68bb8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a68bb8]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a68bb8 (#a68bb8) is rgb(166, 139, 184) in RGB.

No, #a68bb8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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