#a889b4

Color #a889b4

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.08 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 12.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a889b4

RGB

rgb(168, 137, 180)

HSL

hsl(283.3, 22.3%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(283.3, 23.9%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.7%, 23.9%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(61.23, 19.7, -18.11)

LCH

lch(61.23, 26.76, 317.41)

OKLCH

oklch(67.3%, 0.0713, 316.48)

HWB

hwb(283.3, 53.7%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#95b489

Analogous

#9389b4

#a889b4

#b489ab

Triadic

#a889b4

#b4a889

#89b4a8

Split-complementary

#a889b4

#abb489

#89b493

Tetradic

#a889b4

#b48995

#95b489

#89b4a8

Square

#a889b4

#b49389

#95b489

#89abb4

Shades

Color #a889b4 mixed toward black.

#9069a0

#745281

#573e61

#3a2941

#1d1520

Tints

Color #a889b4 mixed toward white.

#b79dc1

#c5b0cd

#d4c4da

#e2d8e6

#f1ebf3

Tones

Color #a889b4 mixed toward gray.

#a78db1

#a590ad

#a394a9

#a297a6

#a09ba2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.9:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9bab · ΔE 13.3

Deuteranopia

#9da0a9 · ΔE 17

Tritanopia

#a7a3a1 · ΔE 19.8

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 19.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a889b4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a889b4]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#a889b4 (#a889b4) is rgb(168, 137, 180) in RGB.

No, #a889b4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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