#a88cb1

Color #a88cb1

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 19.69 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 11.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a88cb1

RGB

rgb(168, 140, 177)

HSL

hsl(285.4, 19.2%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285.4, 20.9%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.1%, 20.9%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(61.87, 17.39, -15.44)

LCH

lch(61.87, 23.26, 318.4)

OKLCH

oklch(67.8%, 0.0622, 317.87)

HWB

hwb(285.4, 54.9%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#95b18c

Analogous

#968cb1

#a88cb1

#b18ca8

Triadic

#a88cb1

#b1a88c

#8cb1a8

Split-complementary

#a88cb1

#a8b18c

#8cb196

Tetradic

#a88cb1

#b18c95

#95b18c

#8cb1a8

Square

#a88cb1

#b1968c

#95b18c

#8ca8b1

Shades

Color #a88cb1 mixed toward black.

#906d9c

#74557e

#57405f

#3a2b3f

#1d1520

Tints

Color #a88cb1 mixed toward white.

#b79fbe

#c5b2cb

#d4c6d8

#e2d9e5

#f1ecf2

Tones

Color #a88cb1 mixed toward gray.

#a78fae

#a592ab

#a395a8

#a298a5

#a09ca2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9ca9 · ΔE 12.9

Deuteranopia

#9ea0a7 · ΔE 16.2

Tritanopia

#a7a2a1 · ΔE 17.4

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 17.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a88cb1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a88cb1]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Frequently asked questions

#a88cb1 (#a88cb1) is rgb(168, 140, 177) in RGB.

No, #a88cb1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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