#a68bbb

Color #a68bbb

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.55 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 13.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a68bbb

RGB

rgb(166, 139, 187)

HSL

hsl(273.8, 26.1%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.8, 25.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.2%, 25.7%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(61.79, 19.37, -21.24)

LCH

lch(61.79, 28.75, 312.36)

OKLCH

oklch(67.8%, 0.0755, 309.95)

HWB

hwb(273.8, 54.5%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0bb8b

Analogous

#8e8bbb

#a68bbb

#bb8bb8

Triadic

#a68bbb

#bba68b

#8bbba6

Split-complementary

#a68bbb

#b8bb8b

#8bbb8e

Tetradic

#a68bbb

#bb8ba0

#a0bb8b

#8bbba6

Square

#a68bbb

#bb8e8b

#a0bb8b

#8bb8bb

Shades

Color #a68bbb mixed toward black.

#8c69a7

#705089

#543c67

#382844

#1c1422

Tints

Color #a68bbb mixed toward white.

#b59ec6

#c4b2d2

#d2c5dd

#e1d8e8

#f0ecf4

Tones

Color #a68bbb mixed toward gray.

#a58fb7

#a593b3

#a497af

#a49bab

#a39fa7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9bb1 · ΔE 11.5

Deuteranopia

#9d9fae · ΔE 14.4

Tritanopia

#a5a8a6 · ΔE 21.6

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 19.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a68bbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a68bbb]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#a68bbb (#a68bbb) is rgb(166, 139, 187) in RGB.

No, #a68bbb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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