#a85dc4

Color #a85dc4

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Orchid #ba55d3 · ΔE 13.1 Nearest Tailwind class purple-500 #ad46ff · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a85dc4

RGB

rgb(168, 93, 196)

HSL

hsl(283.7, 46.6%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(283.7, 52.6%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.3%, 52.6%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(52, 47.44, -41.58)

LCH

lch(52, 63.08, 318.77)

OKLCH

oklch(60.6%, 0.167, 316.09)

HWB

hwb(283.7, 36.5%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#79c45d

Analogous

#755dc4

#a85dc4

#c45dad

Triadic

#a85dc4

#c4a85d

#5dc4a8

Split-complementary

#a85dc4

#adc45d

#5dc475

Tetradic

#a85dc4

#c45d79

#79c45d

#5dc4a8

Square

#a85dc4

#c4755d

#79c45d

#5dadc4

Shades

Color #a85dc4 mixed toward black.

#9240b1

#75338d

#58276a

#3a1a47

#1d0d23

Tints

Color #a85dc4 mixed toward white.

#b778ce

#c593d8

#d4aee2

#e2c9eb

#f1e4f5

Tones

Color #a85dc4 mixed toward gray.

#a466bb

#a06eb3

#9c77aa

#987fa2

#958899

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.03:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8db2 · ΔE 18.2

Deuteranopia

#9296ad · ΔE 21.4

Tritanopia

#a5a29e · ΔE 31.7

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 26.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a85dc4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a85dc4]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#a85dc4 (#a85dc4) is rgb(168, 93, 196) in RGB.

No, #a85dc4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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