#a979b2

Color #a979b2

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.45 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 13.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a979b2

RGB

rgb(169, 121, 178)

HSL

hsl(290.5, 27%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(290.5, 32%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.1%, 32%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(57.39, 28.7, -22.83)

LCH

lch(57.39, 36.67, 321.5)

OKLCH

oklch(64.4%, 0.099, 321.07)

HWB

hwb(290.5, 47.5%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#82b279

Analogous

#8c79b2

#a979b2

#b2799e

Triadic

#a979b2

#b2a979

#79b2a9

Split-complementary

#a979b2

#9eb279

#79b28c

Tetradic

#a979b2

#b27982

#82b279

#79b2a9

Square

#a979b2

#b28c79

#82b279

#799eb2

Shades

Color #a979b2 mixed toward black.

#935b9e

#76497f

#58375f

#3b243f

#1d1220

Tints

Color #a979b2 mixed toward white.

#b78fbf

#c6a6cc

#d4bcd8

#e2d2e5

#f1e9f2

Tones

Color #a979b2 mixed toward gray.

#a67ead

#a282a8

#9f87a4

#9c8c9f

#99919a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.06:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9796a6 · ΔE 16.9

Deuteranopia

#999da4 · ΔE 20.3

Tritanopia

#a79d9a · ΔE 22.6

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 22.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a979b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a979b2]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#a979b2 (#a979b2) is rgb(169, 121, 178) in RGB.

No, #a979b2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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