#a896bc

Color #a896bc

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 17.29 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a896bc

RGB

rgb(168, 150, 188)

HSL

hsl(268.4, 22.1%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(268.4, 20.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.6%, 20.2%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(64.78, 14.02, -17.24)

LCH

lch(64.78, 22.22, 309.12)

OKLCH

oklch(70.2%, 0.0581, 306.4)

HWB

hwb(268.4, 58.8%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aabc96

Analogous

#9697bc

#a896bc

#bb96bc

Triadic

#a896bc

#bca896

#96bca8

Split-complementary

#a896bc

#bcbb96

#97bc96

Tetradic

#a896bc

#bc96aa

#aabc96

#96bca8

Square

#a896bc

#bc9697

#aabc96

#96bcbb

Shades

Color #a896bc mixed toward black.

#8c74a6

#6f588a

#544267

#382c45

#1c1622

Tints

Color #a896bc mixed toward white.

#b7a8c7

#c5b9d2

#d4cbde

#e2dce9

#f1eef4

Tones

Color #a896bc mixed toward gray.

#a899b9

#a89cb6

#a9a0b3

#a9a3af

#a9a6ac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a0b4 · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#a2a3b2 · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#a7adab · ΔE 19.7

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 16.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a896bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a896bc]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#a896bc (#a896bc) is rgb(168, 150, 188) in RGB.

No, #a896bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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