#a996cf

Color #a996cf

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.71 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a996cf

RGB

rgb(169, 150, 207)

HSL

hsl(260, 37.3%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260, 27.5%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.4%, 27.5%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(65.56, 18.51, -26.66)

LCH

lch(65.56, 32.46, 304.77)

OKLCH

oklch(71%, 0.0841, 299.55)

HWB

hwb(260, 58.8%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bccf96

Analogous

#969fcf

#a996cf

#c696cf

Triadic

#a996cf

#cfa996

#96cfa9

Split-complementary

#a996cf

#cfc696

#9fcf96

Tetradic

#a996cf

#cf96bc

#bccf96

#96cfa9

Square

#a996cf

#cf969f

#bccf96

#96cfc6

Shades

Color #a996cf mixed toward black.

#886dbc

#684ba3

#4e387b

#342552

#1a1329

Tints

Color #a996cf mixed toward white.

#b7a7d7

#c6b9df

#d4cae7

#e2dcef

#f1edf7

Tones

Color #a996cf mixed toward gray.

#ab9bca

#ac9fc6

#aea4c1

#afa9bc

#b1aeb7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1c3 · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#a2a4c0 · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#a8b9b7 · ΔE 23.7

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 20.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a996cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a996cf]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#a996cf (#a996cf) is rgb(169, 150, 207) in RGB.

No, #a996cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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