#a98ebd

Color #a98ebd

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.1 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 12.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a98ebd

RGB

rgb(169, 142, 189)

HSL

hsl(274.5, 26.3%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.5, 24.9%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.6%, 24.9%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(62.89, 19.08, -20.66)

LCH

lch(62.89, 28.12, 312.72)

OKLCH

oklch(68.8%, 0.074, 310.45)

HWB

hwb(274.5, 55.7%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2bd8e

Analogous

#918ebd

#a98ebd

#bd8eba

Triadic

#a98ebd

#bda98e

#8ebda9

Split-complementary

#a98ebd

#babd8e

#8ebd91

Tetradic

#a98ebd

#bd8ea2

#a2bd8e

#8ebda9

Square

#a98ebd

#bd918e

#a2bd8e

#8ebabd

Shades

Color #a98ebd mixed toward black.

#8f6ba9

#73518b

#563d69

#392946

#1d1423

Tints

Color #a98ebd mixed toward white.

#b7a1c8

#c6b4d3

#d4c6de

#e2d9e9

#f1ecf4

Tones

Color #a98ebd mixed toward gray.

#a892b9

#a896b5

#a79ab1

#a79ead

#a6a2a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9eb3 · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#a0a2b1 · ΔE 14.3

Tritanopia

#a8aba9 · ΔE 21.4

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 19.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a98ebd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a98ebd]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a98ebd (#a98ebd) is rgb(169, 142, 189) in RGB.

No, #a98ebd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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