#946aa0

Color #946aa0

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 23.3 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 12.2

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Conversions

HEX

#946aa0

RGB

rgb(148, 106, 160)

HSL

hsl(286.7, 22.1%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(286.7, 33.8%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.5%, 33.7%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(50.85, 26.59, -22.64)

LCH

lch(50.85, 34.92, 319.59)

OKLCH

oklch(58.7%, 0.0935, 318.55)

HWB

hwb(286.7, 41.6%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#76a06a

Analogous

#796aa0

#946aa0

#a06a91

Triadic

#946aa0

#a0946a

#6aa094

Split-complementary

#946aa0

#91a06a

#6aa079

Tetradic

#946aa0

#a06a76

#76a06a

#6aa094

Square

#946aa0

#a0796a

#76a06a

#6a91a0

Shades

Color #946aa0 mixed toward black.

#7d5687

#64456c

#4b3451

#322336

#19111b

Tints

Color #946aa0 mixed toward white.

#a683b0

#b89cc0

#cab5d0

#dbcddf

#ede6ef

Tones

Color #946aa0 mixed toward gray.

#926f9c

#8f7397

#8d7893

#8a7c8e

#88818a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.83:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#848495 · ΔE 16.1

Deuteranopia

#868992 · ΔE 19.5

Tritanopia

#928c8a · ΔE 22.6

Achromatopsia

#797979 · ΔE 21.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #946aa0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#946aa0]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#946aa0 (#946aa0) is rgb(148, 106, 160) in RGB.

No, #946aa0 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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