#a987bf

Color #a987bf

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 15.31 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 12.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a987bf

RGB

rgb(169, 135, 191)

HSL

hsl(276.4, 30.4%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.4, 29.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.5%, 29.3%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(61.24, 23.48, -24.31)

LCH

lch(61.24, 33.8, 314.01)

OKLCH

oklch(67.5%, 0.089, 311.68)

HWB

hwb(276.4, 52.9%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9dbf87

Analogous

#8d87bf

#a987bf

#bf87b9

Triadic

#a987bf

#bfa987

#87bfa9

Split-complementary

#a987bf

#b9bf87

#87bf8d

Tetradic

#a987bf

#bf879d

#9dbf87

#87bfa9

Square

#a987bf

#bf8d87

#9dbf87

#87b9bf

Shades

Color #a987bf mixed toward black.

#9064ac

#744c8e

#57396a

#3a2647

#1d1323

Tints

Color #a987bf mixed toward white.

#b79bca

#c6afd4

#d4c3df

#e2d7ea

#f1ebf4

Tones

Color #a987bf mixed toward gray.

#a88cba

#a790b6

#a695b1

#a59aac

#a49ea8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.04:1

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

#9da0b1 · ΔE 15.5

Tritanopia

#a8aaa7 · ΔE 23.7

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 21.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a987bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a987bf]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a987bf (#a987bf) is rgb(169, 135, 191) in RGB.

No, #a987bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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