#a88ec4

Color #a88ec4

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.19 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 12.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a88ec4

RGB

rgb(168, 142, 196)

HSL

hsl(268.9, 31.4%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(268.9, 27.6%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.3%, 27.6%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(63.06, 20.27, -24.35)

LCH

lch(63.06, 31.68, 309.78)

OKLCH

oklch(68.9%, 0.0827, 306.25)

HWB

hwb(268.9, 55.7%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aac48e

Analogous

#8e8fc4

#a88ec4

#c38ec4

Triadic

#a88ec4

#c4a88e

#8ec4a8

Split-complementary

#a88ec4

#c4c38e

#8fc48e

Tetradic

#a88ec4

#c48eaa

#aac48e

#8ec4a8

Square

#a88ec4

#c48e8f

#aac48e

#8ec4c3

Shades

Color #a88ec4 mixed toward black.

#8c69b1

#6f4d94

#543a6f

#38274a

#1c1325

Tints

Color #a88ec4 mixed toward white.

#b7a1ce

#c5b4d8

#d4c7e2

#e2d9eb

#f1ecf5

Tones

Color #a88ec4 mixed toward gray.

#a893c0

#a897bb

#a99cb7

#a9a0b2

#a9a5ae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9db9 · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#9fa1b6 · ΔE 12.6

Tritanopia

#a7afad · ΔE 22.6

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 20.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a88ec4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a88ec4]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#a88ec4 (#a88ec4) is rgb(168, 142, 196) in RGB.

No, #a88ec4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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