#a78fbe

Color #a78fbe

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.82 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 12.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a78fbe

RGB

rgb(167, 143, 190)

HSL

hsl(270.6, 26.6%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270.6, 24.7%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.1%, 24.7%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(62.99, 18.07, -21.09)

LCH

lch(62.99, 27.77, 310.59)

OKLCH

oklch(68.8%, 0.0727, 307.74)

HWB

hwb(270.6, 56.1%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6be8f

Analogous

#8f8fbe

#a78fbe

#be8fbe

Triadic

#a78fbe

#bea78f

#8fbea7

Split-complementary

#a78fbe

#bebe8f

#8fbe8f

Tetradic

#a78fbe

#be8fa6

#a6be8f

#8fbea7

Square

#a78fbe

#be8f8f

#a6be8f

#8fbebe

Shades

Color #a78fbe mixed toward black.

#8b6caa

#70518d

#543d69

#382946

#1c1423

Tints

Color #a78fbe mixed toward white.

#b6a2c9

#c4b4d4

#d3c7df

#e2dae9

#f0ecf4

Tones

Color #a78fbe mixed toward gray.

#a793ba

#a797b6

#a79bb2

#a79fae

#a7a3aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9db4 · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#9fa0b2 · ΔE 12.5

Tritanopia

#a6acaa · ΔE 21.6

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 19.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a78fbe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a78fbe]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#a78fbe (#a78fbe) is rgb(167, 143, 190) in RGB.

No, #a78fbe is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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