#a987b6

Color #a987b6

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.73 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 14

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Conversions

HEX

#a987b6

RGB

rgb(169, 135, 182)

HSL

hsl(283.4, 24.4%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(283.4, 25.8%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.1%, 25.8%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(60.91, 21.59, -19.73)

LCH

lch(60.91, 29.25, 317.58)

OKLCH

oklch(67.1%, 0.0779, 316.51)

HWB

hwb(283.4, 52.9%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#94b687

Analogous

#9287b6

#a987b6

#b687ac

Triadic

#a987b6

#b6a987

#87b6a9

Split-complementary

#a987b6

#acb687

#87b692

Tetradic

#a987b6

#b68794

#94b687

#87b6a9

Square

#a987b6

#b69287

#94b687

#87acb6

Shades

Color #a987b6 mixed toward black.

#9266a2

#755084

#583c63

#3b2842

#1d1421

Tints

Color #a987b6 mixed toward white.

#b79bc2

#c6afce

#d4c3db

#e2d7e7

#f1ebf3

Tones

Color #a987b6 mixed toward gray.

#a78bb2

#a68fae

#a493aa

#a297a6

#a09ba3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.83:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9bac · ΔE 14.2

Deuteranopia

#9da0aa · ΔE 17.5

Tritanopia

#a8a4a2 · ΔE 20.9

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 20.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a987b6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a987b6]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#a987b6 (#a987b6) is rgb(169, 135, 182) in RGB.

No, #a987b6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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