#aa83bb

Color #aa83bb

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 15.13 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 12.6

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Conversions

HEX

#aa83bb

RGB

rgb(170, 131, 187)

HSL

hsl(281.8, 29.2%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.8, 29.9%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.1%, 29.9%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(60.22, 25.23, -23.61)

LCH

lch(60.22, 34.55, 316.9)

OKLCH

oklch(66.7%, 0.0918, 315.35)

HWB

hwb(281.8, 51.4%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#94bb83

Analogous

#8e83bb

#aa83bb

#bb83b0

Triadic

#aa83bb

#bbaa83

#83bbaa

Split-complementary

#aa83bb

#b0bb83

#83bb8e

Tetradic

#aa83bb

#bb8394

#94bb83

#83bbaa

Square

#aa83bb

#bb8e83

#94bb83

#83b0bb

Shades

Color #aa83bb mixed toward black.

#9361a8

#764b89

#593867

#3b2645

#1e1322

Tints

Color #aa83bb mixed toward white.

#b898c6

#c6acd2

#d5c1dd

#e3d6e8

#f1eaf4

Tones

Color #aa83bb mixed toward gray.

#a888b6

#a68cb2

#a591ad

#a396a8

#a19aa4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.67:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9ab0 · ΔE 13.8

Deuteranopia

#9da0ad · ΔE 17.6

Tritanopia

#a8a6a3 · ΔE 24.1

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 21.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aa83bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aa83bb]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#aa83bb (#aa83bb) is rgb(170, 131, 187) in RGB.

No, #aa83bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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