#a68dae

Color #a68dae

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 18.92 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.1

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#a68dae

RGB

rgb(166, 141, 174)

HSL

hsl(285.5, 16.9%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285.5, 19%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.6%, 19%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(61.84, 15.52, -13.81)

LCH

lch(61.84, 20.77, 318.34)

OKLCH

oklch(67.7%, 0.0555, 317.92)

HWB

hwb(285.5, 55.3%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#95ae8d

Analogous

#968dae

#a68dae

#ae8da6

Triadic

#a68dae

#aea68d

#8daea6

Split-complementary

#a68dae

#a6ae8d

#8dae96

Tetradic

#a68dae

#ae8d95

#95ae8d

#8daea6

Square

#a68dae

#ae968d

#95ae8d

#8da6ae

Shades

Color #a68dae mixed toward black.

#8e6e98

#72577b

#56415c

#392c3d

#1d161f

Tints

Color #a68dae mixed toward white.

#b5a0bc

#c4b3c9

#d3c6d7

#e1d9e4

#f0ecf2

Tones

Color #a68dae mixed toward gray.

#a590ab

#a393a9

#a295a6

#a098a3

#9f9ba0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9ca7 · ΔE 12.8

Deuteranopia

#9d9fa5 · ΔE 15.4

Tritanopia

#a5a19f · ΔE 17

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 16.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a68dae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a68dae]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Frequently asked questions

#a68dae (#a68dae) is rgb(166, 141, 174) in RGB.

No, #a68dae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #a68dae, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast