#a68ea4

Color #a68ea4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 15.5 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a68ea4

RGB

rgb(166, 142, 164)

HSL

hsl(305, 11.9%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(305, 14.5%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.5%, 1.2%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(61.77, 12.98, -8.24)

LCH

lch(61.77, 15.37, 327.59)

OKLCH

oklch(67.5%, 0.0422, 328.76)

HWB

hwb(305, 55.7%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ea690

Analogous

#9c8ea6

#a68ea4

#a68e98

Triadic

#a68ea4

#a4a68e

#8ea4a6

Split-complementary

#a68ea4

#98a68e

#8ea69c

Tetradic

#a68ea4

#a6908e

#8ea690

#8ea4a6

Square

#a68ea4

#a69c8e

#8ea690

#8e98a6

Shades

Color #a68ea4 mixed toward black.

#8f718d

#735a71

#564455

#392d38

#1d171c

Tints

Color #a68ea4 mixed toward white.

#b5a1b3

#c4b4c2

#d3c7d2

#e1d9e1

#f0ecf0

Tones

Color #a68ea4 mixed toward gray.

#a490a2

#a292a1

#a0949f

#9e969d

#9c989c

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

#9c9c9f · ΔE 13.3

Deuteranopia

#9e9f9e · ΔE 15.9

Tritanopia

#a59b9a · ΔE 11.8

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 14.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a68ea4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a68ea4]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#a68ea4 (#a68ea4) is rgb(166, 142, 164) in RGB.

No, #a68ea4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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