#a78cdb

Color #a78cdb

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.78 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a78cdb

RGB

rgb(167, 140, 219)

HSL

hsl(260.5, 52.3%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260.5, 36.1%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.7%, 36.1%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(63.41, 26.36, -36.67)

LCH

lch(63.41, 45.16, 305.71)

OKLCH

oklch(69.5%, 0.1165, 299.07)

HWB

hwb(260.5, 54.9%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0db8c

Analogous

#8c99db

#a78cdb

#ce8cdb

Triadic

#a78cdb

#dba78c

#8cdba7

Split-complementary

#a78cdb

#dbce8c

#99db8c

Tetradic

#a78cdb

#db8cc0

#c0db8c

#8cdba7

Square

#a78cdb

#db8c99

#c0db8c

#8cdbce

Shades

Color #a78cdb mixed toward black.

#845ecd

#6439b6

#4b2b89

#321d5b

#190e2e

Tints

Color #a78cdb mixed toward white.

#b69fe1

#c4b2e7

#d3c6ed

#e2d9f3

#f0ecf9

Tones

Color #a78cdb mixed toward gray.

#a993d4

#ab99ce

#ada0c7

#afa6c1

#b1adba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9ccb · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#9ea0c8 · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#a6bebb · ΔE 26.2

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 23.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a78cdb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a78cdb]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#a78cdb (#a78cdb) is rgb(167, 140, 219) in RGB.

No, #a78cdb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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