#a88bb0

Color #a88bb0

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 19.98 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 11.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a88bb0

RGB

rgb(168, 139, 176)

HSL

hsl(287, 19%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(287, 21%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.5%, 21%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(61.59, 17.75, -15.3)

LCH

lch(61.59, 23.43, 319.24)

OKLCH

oklch(67.6%, 0.0628, 318.87)

HWB

hwb(287, 54.5%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#93b08b

Analogous

#968bb0

#a88bb0

#b08ba6

Triadic

#a88bb0

#b0a88b

#8bb0a8

Split-complementary

#a88bb0

#a6b08b

#8bb096

Tetradic

#a88bb0

#b08b93

#93b08b

#8bb0a8

Square

#a88bb0

#b0968b

#93b08b

#8ba6b0

Shades

Color #a88bb0 mixed toward black.

#916c9b

#74557d

#57405e

#3a2b3f

#1d151f

Tints

Color #a88bb0 mixed toward white.

#b79ebd

#c5b2ca

#d4c5d8

#e2d8e5

#f1ecf2

Tones

Color #a88bb0 mixed toward gray.

#a68ead

#a591aa

#a394a7

#a197a4

#9f9ba1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.98:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9ca8 · ΔE 13.8

Deuteranopia

#9ea0a6 · ΔE 16.8

Tritanopia

#a7a1a0 · ΔE 17.3

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 18

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a88bb0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a88bb0]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#a88bb0 (#a88bb0) is rgb(168, 139, 176) in RGB.

No, #a88bb0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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