#a879a0

Color #a879a0

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 20.23 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 14

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Conversions

HEX

#a879a0

RGB

rgb(168, 121, 160)

HSL

hsl(310.2, 21.3%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(310.2, 28%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 28%, 4.8%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(56.62, 24.85, -13.65)

LCH

lch(56.62, 28.35, 331.22)

OKLCH

oklch(63.6%, 0.0793, 332.53)

HWB

hwb(310.2, 47.5%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#79a881

Analogous

#9979a8

#a879a0

#a87989

Triadic

#a879a0

#a0a879

#79a0a8

Split-complementary

#a879a0

#89a879

#79a899

Tetradic

#a879a0

#a88179

#79a881

#79a0a8

Square

#a879a0

#a89979

#79a881

#7989a8

Shades

Color #a879a0 mixed toward black.

#925f89

#754c6e

#583952

#3a2637

#1d131b

Tints

Color #a879a0 mixed toward white.

#b78fb0

#c5a6c0

#d4bcd0

#e2d2df

#f1e9ef

Tones

Color #a879a0 mixed toward gray.

#a47d9e

#a0819b

#9c8598

#988996

#958d93

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.91:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#969698 · ΔE 20.4

Deuteranopia

#999c96 · ΔE 27.6

Tritanopia

#a6918f · ΔE 16.5

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 20.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a879a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a879a0]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#a879a0 (#a879a0) is rgb(168, 121, 160) in RGB.

No, #a879a0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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