#a179c6

Color #a179c6

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 17.18 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a179c6

RGB

rgb(161, 121, 198)

HSL

hsl(271.2, 40.3%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.2, 38.9%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.7%, 38.9%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(57.39, 30.48, -34.3)

LCH

lch(57.39, 45.89, 311.63)

OKLCH

oklch(64.5%, 0.1193, 307.23)

HWB

hwb(271.2, 47.5%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ec679

Analogous

#7a79c6

#a179c6

#c679c4

Triadic

#a179c6

#c6a179

#79c6a1

Split-complementary

#a179c6

#c4c679

#79c67a

Tetradic

#a179c6

#c6799e

#9ec679

#79c6a1

Square

#a179c6

#c67a79

#9ec679

#79c4c6

Shades

Color #a179c6 mixed toward black.

#8754b6

#6c3f95

#513070

#36204b

#1b1025

Tints

Color #a179c6 mixed toward white.

#b18fcf

#c0a6d9

#d0bce2

#e0d2ec

#efe9f5

Tones

Color #a179c6 mixed toward gray.

#a17fbf

#a086b9

#a08cb3

#a093ac

#a099a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.07:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9191b7 · ΔE 11.6

Deuteranopia

#9496b3 · ΔE 13.9

Tritanopia

#9faaa7 · ΔE 25.7

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 23.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a179c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a179c6]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#a179c6 (#a179c6) is rgb(161, 121, 198) in RGB.

No, #a179c6 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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