#a97cb3

Color #a97cb3

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.13 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 13.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a97cb3

RGB

rgb(169, 124, 179)

HSL

hsl(289.1, 26.6%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.1, 30.7%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.6%, 30.7%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(58.14, 27.21, -22.26)

LCH

lch(58.14, 35.16, 320.71)

OKLCH

oklch(65%, 0.0946, 320.15)

HWB

hwb(289.1, 48.6%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#86b37c

Analogous

#8d7cb3

#a97cb3

#b37ca1

Triadic

#a97cb3

#b3a97c

#7cb3a9

Split-complementary

#a97cb3

#a1b37c

#7cb38d

Tetradic

#a97cb3

#b37c86

#86b37c

#7cb3a9

Square

#a97cb3

#b38d7c

#86b37c

#7ca1b3

Shades

Color #a97cb3 mixed toward black.

#945da0

#764a80

#593860

#3b2540

#1e1320

Tints

Color #a97cb3 mixed toward white.

#b792c0

#c6a8cc

#d4bdd9

#e2d3e6

#f1e9f2

Tones

Color #a97cb3 mixed toward gray.

#a681ae

#a385aa

#a08aa5

#9d8ea1

#9a939c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.22:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9897a8 · ΔE 16.1

Deuteranopia

#9a9da5 · ΔE 19.9

Tritanopia

#a79e9c · ΔE 21.8

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 21.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a97cb3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a97cb3]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#a97cb3 (#a97cb3) is rgb(169, 124, 179) in RGB.

No, #a97cb3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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