#a68fa6

Color #a68fa6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 16.14 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a68fa6

RGB

rgb(166, 143, 166)

HSL

hsl(300, 11.4%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 13.9%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.9%, 0%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(62.09, 12.8, -8.9)

LCH

lch(62.09, 15.59, 325.19)

OKLCH

oklch(67.8%, 0.0426, 326.01)

HWB

hwb(300, 56.1%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8fa68f

Analogous

#9b8fa6

#a68fa6

#a68f9b

Triadic

#a68fa6

#a6a68f

#8fa6a6

Split-complementary

#a68fa6

#9ba68f

#8fa69b

Tetradic

#a68fa6

#a68f8f

#8fa68f

#8fa6a6

Square

#a68fa6

#a69b8f

#8fa68f

#8f9ba6

Shades

Color #a68fa6 mixed toward black.

#8f728f

#735b73

#564456

#392e39

#1d171d

Tints

Color #a68fa6 mixed toward white.

#b5a2b5

#c4b4c4

#d2c7d2

#e1dae1

#f0ecf0

Tones

Color #a68fa6 mixed toward gray.

#a491a4

#a293a2

#a095a0

#9e979e

#9c999c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9ca1 · ΔE 12.1

Deuteranopia

#9ea0a0 · ΔE 15.5

Tritanopia

#a59d9c · ΔE 12.5

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 14.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a68fa6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a68fa6]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#a68fa6 (#a68fa6) is rgb(166, 143, 166) in RGB.

No, #a68fa6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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