#a996c3

Color #a996c3

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.66 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 11.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a996c3

RGB

rgb(169, 150, 195)

HSL

hsl(265.3, 27.3%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265.3, 23.1%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.3%, 23.1%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(65.11, 15.85, -20.64)

LCH

lch(65.11, 26.02, 307.52)

OKLCH

oklch(70.5%, 0.0679, 303.95)

HWB

hwb(265.3, 58.8%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0c396

Analogous

#9699c3

#a996c3

#bf96c3

Triadic

#a996c3

#c3a996

#96c3a9

Split-complementary

#a996c3

#c3bf96

#99c396

Tetradic

#a996c3

#c396b0

#b0c396

#96c3a9

Square

#a996c3

#c39699

#b0c396

#96c3bf

Shades

Color #a996c3 mixed toward black.

#8b71ae

#6e5492

#533f6e

#372a49

#1c1525

Tints

Color #a996c3 mixed toward white.

#b7a7cd

#c6b9d7

#d4cae1

#e2dceb

#f1edf5

Tones

Color #a996c3 mixed toward gray.

#a99abf

#aa9dbb

#aba1b8

#aba5b4

#aca9b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1b9 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#a2a4b7 · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#a8b1af · ΔE 21.4

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 18.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a996c3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a996c3]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Purple #9370db

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Frequently asked questions

#a996c3 (#a996c3) is rgb(169, 150, 195) in RGB.

No, #a996c3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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