#a88ead

Color #a88ead

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 18.3 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a88ead

RGB

rgb(168, 142, 173)

HSL

hsl(290.3, 15.9%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(290.3, 17.9%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.9%, 17.9%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(62.24, 15.45, -12.62)

LCH

lch(62.24, 19.95, 320.76)

OKLCH

oklch(68.1%, 0.0537, 320.82)

HWB

hwb(290.3, 55.7%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#93ad8e

Analogous

#998ead

#a88ead

#ad8ea3

Triadic

#a88ead

#ada88e

#8eada8

Split-complementary

#a88ead

#a3ad8e

#8ead99

Tetradic

#a88ead

#ad8e93

#93ad8e

#8eada8

Square

#a88ead

#ad998e

#93ad8e

#8ea3ad

Shades

Color #a88ead mixed toward black.

#917097

#74587a

#57425b

#3a2c3d

#1d161e

Tints

Color #a88ead mixed toward white.

#b7a1bb

#c5b4c8

#d4c7d6

#e2d9e4

#f1ecf1

Tones

Color #a88ead mixed toward gray.

#a691aa

#a593a8

#a396a5

#a198a3

#9f9ba0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9da6 · ΔE 13.3

Deuteranopia

#9fa1a4 · ΔE 16.4

Tritanopia

#a7a19f · ΔE 16.1

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 16.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a88ead;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a88ead]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#a88ead (#a88ead) is rgb(168, 142, 173) in RGB.

No, #a88ead is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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