#a987be

Color #a987be

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 15.4 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 12.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a987be

RGB

rgb(169, 135, 190)

HSL

hsl(277.1, 29.7%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.1, 28.9%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.1%, 28.9%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(61.2, 23.27, -23.81)

LCH

lch(61.2, 33.29, 314.34)

OKLCH

oklch(67.5%, 0.0878, 312.14)

HWB

hwb(277.1, 52.9%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9cbe87

Analogous

#8d87be

#a987be

#be87b7

Triadic

#a987be

#bea987

#87bea9

Split-complementary

#a987be

#b7be87

#87be8d

Tetradic

#a987be

#be879c

#9cbe87

#87bea9

Square

#a987be

#be8d87

#9cbe87

#87b7be

Shades

Color #a987be mixed toward black.

#9064ab

#744c8c

#573969

#3a2646

#1d1323

Tints

Color #a987be mixed toward white.

#b79bc9

#c6afd4

#d4c3de

#e2d7e9

#f1ebf4

Tones

Color #a987be mixed toward gray.

#a88cb9

#a790b5

#a695b0

#a599ac

#a49ea7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.9:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9bb3 · ΔE 12.6

Deuteranopia

#9da0b0 · ΔE 15.8

Tritanopia

#a8a9a7 · ΔE 24.3

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 21.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a987be;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a987be]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a987be (#a987be) is rgb(169, 135, 190) in RGB.

No, #a987be is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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