#a16bc0

Color #a16bc0

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 13.82 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 11

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Conversions

HEX

#a16bc0

RGB

rgb(161, 107, 192)

HSL

hsl(278.1, 40.3%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.1, 44.3%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.1%, 44.3%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(53.92, 37.03, -36.31)

LCH

lch(53.92, 51.86, 315.56)

OKLCH

oklch(61.8%, 0.1361, 312.23)

HWB

hwb(278.1, 42%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ac06b

Analogous

#766bc0

#a16bc0

#c06bb4

Triadic

#a16bc0

#c0a16b

#6bc0a1

Split-complementary

#a16bc0

#b4c06b

#6bc076

Tetradic

#a16bc0

#c06b8a

#8ac06b

#6bc0a1

Square

#a16bc0

#c0766b

#8ac06b

#6bb4c0

Shades

Color #a16bc0 mixed toward black.

#8a4aaf

#6e3b8c

#532d69

#371e46

#1c0f23

Tints

Color #a16bc0 mixed toward white.

#b184ca

#c09cd5

#d0b5df

#e0ceea

#efe6f4

Tones

Color #a16bc0 mixed toward gray.

#9f72b9

#9d79b2

#9b80ab

#9987a4

#978e9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.38:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8cb0 · ΔE 14.5

Deuteranopia

#9093ac · ΔE 17.4

Tritanopia

#9fa29f · ΔE 28.1

Achromatopsia

#818181 · ΔE 24.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a16bc0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a16bc0]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a16bc0 (#a16bc0) is rgb(161, 107, 192) in RGB.

No, #a16bc0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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