#a873cb

Color #a873cb

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 12.52 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 8.6

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#a873cb

RGB

rgb(168, 115, 203)

HSL

hsl(276.1, 45.8%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.1, 43.3%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.2%, 43.3%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(56.98, 37.07, -37.74)

LCH

lch(56.98, 52.9, 314.49)

OKLCH

oklch(64.4%, 0.1383, 310.75)

HWB

hwb(276.1, 45.1%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96cb73

Analogous

#7c73cb

#a873cb

#cb73c2

Triadic

#a873cb

#cba873

#73cba8

Split-complementary

#a873cb

#c2cb73

#73cb7c

Tetradic

#a873cb

#cb7396

#96cb73

#73cba8

Square

#a873cb

#cb7c73

#96cb73

#73c2cb

Shades

Color #a873cb mixed toward black.

#904dbd

#74399b

#572b74

#3a1d4d

#1d0e27

Tints

Color #a873cb mixed toward white.

#b78bd4

#c5a2dc

#d4b9e5

#e2d0ee

#f1e8f6

Tones

Color #a873cb mixed toward gray.

#a77bc4

#a582bc

#a489b5

#a290ae

#a198a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.98:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9494bb · ΔE 14.1

Deuteranopia

#979bb6 · ΔE 16.9

Tritanopia

#a6aca9 · ΔE 27.5

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 24.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a873cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a873cb]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a873cb (#a873cb) is rgb(168, 115, 203) in RGB.

No, #a873cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #a873cb, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast