#a796bb

Color #a796bb

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 17.21 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a796bb

RGB

rgb(167, 150, 187)

HSL

hsl(267.6, 21.4%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(267.6, 19.8%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.7%, 19.8%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(64.66, 13.47, -16.87)

LCH

lch(64.66, 21.59, 308.61)

OKLCH

oklch(70.1%, 0.0564, 305.83)

HWB

hwb(267.6, 58.8%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aabb96

Analogous

#9698bb

#a796bb

#ba96bb

Triadic

#a796bb

#bba796

#96bba7

Split-complementary

#a796bb

#bbba96

#98bb96

Tetradic

#a796bb

#bb96aa

#aabb96

#96bba7

Square

#a796bb

#bb9698

#aabb96

#96bbba

Shades

Color #a796bb mixed toward black.

#8b74a5

#6e5888

#534266

#372c44

#1c1622

Tints

Color #a796bb mixed toward white.

#b6a8c6

#c4b9d2

#d3cbdd

#e2dce8

#f0eef4

Tones

Color #a796bb mixed toward gray.

#a799b8

#a89cb5

#a89fb2

#a8a2af

#a8a5ac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0b3 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#a1a2b1 · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#a6acab · ΔE 19

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 16.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a796bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a796bb]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#a796bb (#a796bb) is rgb(167, 150, 187) in RGB.

No, #a796bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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