#a874bd

Color #a874bd

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.8 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 11

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Conversions

HEX

#a874bd

RGB

rgb(168, 116, 189)

HSL

hsl(282.7, 35.6%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.7, 38.6%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.1%, 38.6%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(56.58, 33.47, -30.39)

LCH

lch(56.58, 45.21, 317.76)

OKLCH

oklch(63.9%, 0.1201, 315.81)

HWB

hwb(282.7, 45.5%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#89bd74

Analogous

#8374bd

#a874bd

#bd74ae

Triadic

#a874bd

#bda874

#74bda8

Split-complementary

#a874bd

#aebd74

#74bd83

Tetradic

#a874bd

#bd7489

#89bd74

#74bda8

Square

#a874bd

#bd8374

#89bd74

#74aebd

Shades

Color #a874bd mixed toward black.

#9252ac

#75418a

#583167

#3a2145

#1d1022

Tints

Color #a874bd mixed toward white.

#b68bc8

#c5a2d3

#d3b9de

#e2d1e9

#f0e8f4

Tones

Color #a874bd mixed toward gray.

#a57ab7

#a380b1

#a086ab

#9e8ca5

#9b929f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.9:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9494af · ΔE 15.4

Deuteranopia

#979bab · ΔE 18.7

Tritanopia

#a6a3a0 · ΔE 26.7

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 23.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a874bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a874bd]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#a874bd (#a874bd) is rgb(168, 116, 189) in RGB.

No, #a874bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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