#a179a3

Color #a179a3

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 20.6 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a179a3

RGB

rgb(161, 121, 163)

HSL

hsl(297.1, 18.6%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(297.1, 25.8%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.2%, 25.8%, 0%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(55.98, 22.99, -16.42)

LCH

lch(55.98, 28.25, 324.46)

OKLCH

oklch(63%, 0.077, 324.89)

HWB

hwb(297.1, 47.5%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7ba379

Analogous

#8c79a3

#a179a3

#a37990

Triadic

#a179a3

#a3a179

#79a3a1

Split-complementary

#a179a3

#90a379

#79a38c

Tetradic

#a179a3

#a3797b

#7ba379

#79a3a1

Square

#a179a3

#a38c79

#7ba379

#7990a3

Shades

Color #a179a3 mixed toward black.

#8a608c

#6f4d70

#533a54

#372738

#1c131c

Tints

Color #a179a3 mixed toward white.

#b18fb2

#c0a6c2

#d0bcd1

#e0d2e0

#efe9f0

Tones

Color #a179a3 mixed toward gray.

#9e7da0

#9b809c

#988499

#948795

#918b92

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.78:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#91919a · ΔE 17.4

Deuteranopia

#949698 · ΔE 19.8

Tritanopia

#9f9391 · ΔE 18.6

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 20.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a179a3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a179a3]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#a179a3 (#a179a3) is rgb(161, 121, 163) in RGB.

No, #a179a3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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