#a78bbf

Color #a78bbf

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.53 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 13

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Conversions

HEX

#a78bbf

RGB

rgb(167, 139, 191)

HSL

hsl(272.3, 28.9%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.3, 27.2%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.6%, 27.2%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(62.03, 20.56, -23.12)

LCH

lch(62.03, 30.94, 311.65)

OKLCH

oklch(68.1%, 0.0811, 308.79)

HWB

hwb(272.3, 54.5%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3bf8b

Analogous

#8d8bbf

#a78bbf

#bf8bbd

Triadic

#a78bbf

#bfa78b

#8bbfa7

Split-complementary

#a78bbf

#bdbf8b

#8bbf8d

Tetradic

#a78bbf

#bf8ba3

#a3bf8b

#8bbfa7

Square

#a78bbf

#bf8d8b

#a3bf8b

#8bbdbf

Shades

Color #a78bbf mixed toward black.

#8c68ab

#704e8e

#543b6a

#382747

#1c1423

Tints

Color #a78bbf mixed toward white.

#b69eca

#c4b2d4

#d3c5df

#e2d8ea

#f0ecf4

Tones

Color #a78bbf mixed toward gray.

#a78fbb

#a694b6

#a698b2

#a69cae

#a5a1a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9bb4 · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#9d9fb1 · ΔE 13.8

Tritanopia

#a6aba9 · ΔE 22.3

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 20.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a78bbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a78bbf]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#a78bbf (#a78bbf) is rgb(167, 139, 191) in RGB.

No, #a78bbf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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