#a68cc6

Color #a68cc6

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.33 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 11.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a68cc6

RGB

rgb(166, 140, 198)

HSL

hsl(266.9, 33.7%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(266.9, 29.3%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.2%, 29.3%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(62.46, 21.21, -26.41)

LCH

lch(62.46, 33.87, 308.77)

OKLCH

oklch(68.5%, 0.0882, 304.7)

HWB

hwb(266.9, 54.9%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acc68c

Analogous

#8c8fc6

#a68cc6

#c38cc6

Triadic

#a68cc6

#c6a68c

#8cc6a6

Split-complementary

#a68cc6

#c6c38c

#8fc68c

Tetradic

#a68cc6

#c68cac

#acc68c

#8cc6a6

Square

#a68cc6

#c68c8f

#acc68c

#8cc6c3

Shades

Color #a68cc6 mixed toward black.

#8966b3

#6d4b97

#523871

#36254b

#1b1326

Tints

Color #a68cc6 mixed toward white.

#b59fd0

#c4b2d9

#d3c6e3

#e1d9ec

#f0ecf6

Tones

Color #a68cc6 mixed toward gray.

#a791c1

#a796bc

#a89bb8

#a89fb3

#a9a4ae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9bba · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#9d9fb7 · ΔE 11.9

Tritanopia

#a5b0ae · ΔE 23.3

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 20.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a68cc6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a68cc6]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#a68cc6 (#a68cc6) is rgb(166, 140, 198) in RGB.

No, #a68cc6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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