#a779b2

Color #a779b2

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.84 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 13.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a779b2

RGB

rgb(167, 121, 178)

HSL

hsl(288.4, 27%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288.4, 32%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.2%, 32%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(57.18, 28.04, -23.17)

LCH

lch(57.18, 36.37, 320.43)

OKLCH

oklch(64.2%, 0.0978, 319.73)

HWB

hwb(288.4, 47.5%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#84b279

Analogous

#8a79b2

#a779b2

#b279a0

Triadic

#a779b2

#b2a779

#79b2a7

Split-complementary

#a779b2

#a0b279

#79b28a

Tetradic

#a779b2

#b27984

#84b279

#79b2a7

Square

#a779b2

#b28a79

#84b279

#79a0b2

Shades

Color #a779b2 mixed toward black.

#915b9e

#74497f

#57375f

#3a243f

#1d1220

Tints

Color #a779b2 mixed toward white.

#b68fbf

#c4a6cc

#d3bcd8

#e2d2e5

#f0e9f2

Tones

Color #a779b2 mixed toward gray.

#a47ead

#a182a8

#9e87a4

#9b8c9f

#98919a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.02:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9595a6 · ΔE 16.6

Deuteranopia

#989ba4 · ΔE 19.8

Tritanopia

#a59d9a · ΔE 22.9

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 22.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a779b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a779b2]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#a779b2 (#a779b2) is rgb(167, 121, 178) in RGB.

No, #a779b2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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