#a78ab2

Color #a78ab2

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.29 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 12.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a78ab2

RGB

rgb(167, 138, 178)

HSL

hsl(283.5, 20.6%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(283.5, 22.5%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.2%, 22.5%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(61.31, 18.38, -16.86)

LCH

lch(61.31, 24.94, 317.47)

OKLCH

oklch(67.4%, 0.0664, 316.65)

HWB

hwb(283.5, 54.1%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#95b28a

Analogous

#938ab2

#a78ab2

#b28aa9

Triadic

#a78ab2

#b2a78a

#8ab2a7

Split-complementary

#a78ab2

#a9b28a

#8ab293

Tetradic

#a78ab2

#b28a95

#95b28a

#8ab2a7

Square

#a78ab2

#b2938a

#95b28a

#8aa9b2

Shades

Color #a78ab2 mixed toward black.

#8f6a9d

#73547f

#563f5f

#3a2a40

#1d1520

Tints

Color #a78ab2 mixed toward white.

#b69ebf

#c4b1cc

#d3c5d9

#e2d8e5

#f0ecf2

Tones

Color #a78ab2 mixed toward gray.

#a68daf

#a491ab

#a394a8

#a197a5

#a09ba1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.92:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9ba9 · ΔE 13.5

Deuteranopia

#9d9fa7 · ΔE 16.4

Tritanopia

#a6a2a1 · ΔE 18.5

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 18.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a78ab2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a78ab2]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#a78ab2 (#a78ab2) is rgb(167, 138, 178) in RGB.

No, #a78ab2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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