#a68bc4

Color #a68bc4

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.32 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 11.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a68bc4

RGB

rgb(166, 139, 196)

HSL

hsl(268.4, 32.6%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(268.4, 29.1%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.3%, 29.1%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(62.13, 21.33, -25.79)

LCH

lch(62.13, 33.47, 309.59)

OKLCH

oklch(68.2%, 0.0872, 305.86)

HWB

hwb(268.4, 54.5%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9c48b

Analogous

#8b8dc4

#a68bc4

#c38bc4

Triadic

#a68bc4

#c4a68b

#8bc4a6

Split-complementary

#a68bc4

#c4c38b

#8dc48b

Tetradic

#a68bc4

#c48ba9

#a9c48b

#8bc4a6

Square

#a68bc4

#c48b8d

#a9c48b

#8bc4c3

Shades

Color #a68bc4 mixed toward black.

#8a66b1

#6e4b94

#52386f

#37264a

#1b1325

Tints

Color #a68bc4 mixed toward white.

#b59ece

#c4b2d8

#d3c5e2

#e1d8eb

#f0ecf5

Tones

Color #a68bc4 mixed toward gray.

#a690bf

#a795bb

#a799b6

#a79eb1

#a7a3ac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9bb8 · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#9d9fb5 · ΔE 12.7

Tritanopia

#a5aeac · ΔE 23

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 20.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a68bc4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a68bc4]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#a68bc4 (#a68bc4) is rgb(166, 139, 196) in RGB.

No, #a68bc4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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