#a87eb2

Color #a87eb2

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.48 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 14

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Conversions

HEX

#a87eb2

RGB

rgb(168, 126, 178)

HSL

hsl(288.5, 25.2%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288.5, 29.2%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.6%, 29.2%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(58.47, 25.54, -21.18)

LCH

lch(58.47, 33.18, 320.33)

OKLCH

oklch(65.2%, 0.0891, 319.73)

HWB

hwb(288.5, 49.4%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#88b27e

Analogous

#8e7eb2

#a87eb2

#b27ea2

Triadic

#a87eb2

#b2a87e

#7eb2a8

Split-complementary

#a87eb2

#a2b27e

#7eb28e

Tetradic

#a87eb2

#b27e88

#88b27e

#7eb2a8

Square

#a87eb2

#b28e7e

#88b27e

#7ea2b2

Shades

Color #a87eb2 mixed toward black.

#925f9f

#754c7f

#58395f

#3b263f

#1d1320

Tints

Color #a87eb2 mixed toward white.

#b694bf

#c5a9cc

#d3bfd8

#e2d4e5

#f0eaf2

Tones

Color #a87eb2 mixed toward gray.

#a582ae

#a387a9

#a08ba5

#9d8fa1

#9b949c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.29:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9897a7 · ΔE 15.8

Deuteranopia

#9a9da5 · ΔE 19.5

Tritanopia

#a69e9c · ΔE 21.3

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 21.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a87eb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a87eb2]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#a87eb2 (#a87eb2) is rgb(168, 126, 178) in RGB.

No, #a87eb2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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