#aa86c7

Color #aa86c7

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 15.08 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#aa86c7

RGB

rgb(170, 134, 199)

HSL

hsl(273.2, 36.7%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.2, 32.7%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.6%, 32.7%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(61.41, 26.1, -28.56)

LCH

lch(61.41, 38.69, 312.42)

OKLCH

oklch(67.8%, 0.1013, 309.19)

HWB

hwb(273.2, 52.5%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3c786

Analogous

#8a86c7

#aa86c7

#c786c4

Triadic

#aa86c7

#c7aa86

#86c7aa

Split-complementary

#aa86c7

#c4c786

#86c78a

Tetradic

#aa86c7

#c786a3

#a3c786

#86c7aa

Square

#aa86c7

#c78a86

#a3c786

#86c4c7

Shades

Color #aa86c7 mixed toward black.

#8f60b5

#734698

#573572

#3a234c

#1d1226

Tints

Color #aa86c7 mixed toward white.

#b89ad0

#c6aeda

#d4c3e3

#e3d7ec

#f1ebf6

Tones

Color #aa86c7 mixed toward gray.

#a98bc2

#a991bc

#a896b7

#a89cb1

#a7a1ac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.94:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9bba · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#9ea0b7 · ΔE 14.1

Tritanopia

#a8afac · ΔE 24.5

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 22.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aa86c7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aa86c7]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#aa86c7 (#aa86c7) is rgb(170, 134, 199) in RGB.

No, #aa86c7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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