#a0799e

Color #a0799e

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 22.25 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 12.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a0799e

RGB

rgb(160, 121, 158)

HSL

hsl(303.1, 17%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(303.1, 24.4%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 24.4%, 1.2%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(55.7, 21.66, -13.96)

LCH

lch(55.7, 25.77, 327.2)

OKLCH

oklch(62.7%, 0.0709, 328.08)

HWB

hwb(303.1, 47.5%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#79a07b

Analogous

#8f79a0

#a0799e

#a0798a

Triadic

#a0799e

#9ea079

#799ea0

Split-complementary

#a0799e

#8aa079

#79a08f

Tetradic

#a0799e

#a07b79

#79a07b

#799ea0

Square

#a0799e

#a08f79

#79a07b

#798aa0

Shades

Color #a0799e mixed toward black.

#896187

#6e4e6c

#523a51

#372736

#1b131b

Tints

Color #a0799e mixed toward white.

#b08fae

#c0a6be

#cfbcce

#dfd2df

#efe9ef

Tones

Color #a0799e mixed toward gray.

#9d7c9b

#998098

#968395

#938692

#90898f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.72:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#919096 · ΔE 17.3

Deuteranopia

#939694 · ΔE 21.2

Tritanopia

#9e8f8e · ΔE 16.3

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 19.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a0799e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a0799e]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#a0799e (#a0799e) is rgb(160, 121, 158) in RGB.

No, #a0799e 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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