#a894b3

Color #a894b3

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 16.64 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a894b3

RGB

rgb(168, 148, 179)

HSL

hsl(278.7, 16.9%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.7, 17.3%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.1%, 17.3%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(63.97, 13.27, -13.41)

LCH

lch(63.97, 18.87, 314.7)

OKLCH

oklch(69.4%, 0.0499, 313.7)

HWB

hwb(278.7, 58%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fb394

Analogous

#9894b3

#a894b3

#b394ae

Triadic

#a894b3

#b3a894

#94b3a8

Split-complementary

#a894b3

#aeb394

#94b398

Tetradic

#a894b3

#b3949f

#9fb394

#94b3a8

Square

#a894b3

#b39894

#9fb394

#94aeb3

Shades

Color #a894b3 mixed toward black.

#8e749c

#725b7f

#564460

#392d40

#1d1720

Tints

Color #a894b3 mixed toward white.

#b6a6c0

#c5b8cc

#d3c9d9

#e2dbe6

#f0edf2

Tones

Color #a894b3 mixed toward gray.

#a797b0

#a699ae

#a69cab

#a59ea9

#a4a1a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0ac · ΔE 11

Deuteranopia

#a1a2aa · ΔE 12.8

Tritanopia

#a7a6a5 · ΔE 16.2

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 15.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a894b3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a894b3]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a894b3 (#a894b3) is rgb(168, 148, 179) in RGB.

No, #a894b3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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