#a894ba

Color #a894ba

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 17.74 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a894ba

RGB

rgb(168, 148, 186)

HSL

hsl(271.6, 21.6%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.6, 20.4%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.7%, 20.4%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(64.2, 14.72, -16.99)

LCH

lch(64.2, 22.48, 310.91)

OKLCH

oklch(69.7%, 0.059, 308.6)

HWB

hwb(271.6, 58%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6ba94

Analogous

#9594ba

#a894ba

#ba94b9

Triadic

#a894ba

#baa894

#94baa8

Split-complementary

#a894ba

#b9ba94

#94ba95

Tetradic

#a894ba

#ba94a6

#a6ba94

#94baa8

Square

#a894ba

#ba9594

#a6ba94

#94b9ba

Shades

Color #a894ba mixed toward black.

#8d72a4

#715787

#544166

#382c44

#1c1622

Tints

Color #a894ba mixed toward white.

#b7a6c6

#c5b8d1

#d4cadd

#e2dbe8

#f1edf4

Tones

Color #a894ba mixed toward gray.

#a897b7

#a89ab4

#a89eb1

#a7a1ad

#a7a4aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0b2 · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#a1a2b0 · ΔE 11.9

Tritanopia

#a7aba9 · ΔE 19.4

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 17

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a894ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a894ba]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#a894ba (#a894ba) is rgb(168, 148, 186) in RGB.

No, #a894ba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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