#a68fb2

Color #a68fb2

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 18.66 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a68fb2

RGB

rgb(166, 143, 178)

HSL

hsl(279.4, 18.5%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(279.4, 19.7%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.7%, 19.7%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(62.48, 15.21, -15.11)

LCH

lch(62.48, 21.44, 315.19)

OKLCH

oklch(68.2%, 0.0568, 314.07)

HWB

hwb(279.4, 56.1%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9bb28f

Analogous

#948fb2

#a68fb2

#b28fac

Triadic

#a68fb2

#b2a68f

#8fb2a6

Split-complementary

#a68fb2

#acb28f

#8fb294

Tetradic

#a68fb2

#b28f9b

#9bb28f

#8fb2a6

Square

#a68fb2

#b2948f

#9bb28f

#8facb2

Shades

Color #a68fb2 mixed toward black.

#8d6f9c

#71577f

#55415f

#392c3f

#1c1620

Tints

Color #a68fb2 mixed toward white.

#b5a2bf

#c4b4cc

#d2c7d8

#e1dae5

#f0ecf2

Tones

Color #a68fb2 mixed toward gray.

#a592af

#a495ac

#a398a9

#a29ba6

#a19da3

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

#9d9caa · ΔE 11.3

Deuteranopia

#9ea0a8 · ΔE 14.6

Tritanopia

#a5a4a3 · ΔE 17.6

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 16.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a68fb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a68fb2]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#a68fb2 (#a68fb2) is rgb(166, 143, 178) in RGB.

No, #a68fb2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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