#a17eb0

Color #a17eb0

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.47 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 14.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a17eb0

RGB

rgb(161, 126, 176)

HSL

hsl(282, 24%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282, 28.4%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.5%, 28.4%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(57.69, 22.79, -21.3)

LCH

lch(57.69, 31.19, 316.94)

OKLCH

oklch(64.4%, 0.0829, 315.59)

HWB

hwb(282, 49.4%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8db07e

Analogous

#887eb0

#a17eb0

#b07ea6

Triadic

#a17eb0

#b0a17e

#7eb0a1

Split-complementary

#a17eb0

#a6b07e

#7eb088

Tetradic

#a17eb0

#b07e8d

#8db07e

#7eb0a1

Square

#a17eb0

#b0887e

#8db07e

#7ea6b0

Shades

Color #a17eb0 mixed toward black.

#8a609c

#6e4c7d

#53395e

#37263e

#1c131f

Tints

Color #a17eb0 mixed toward white.

#b193bd

#c0a9ca

#d0bed7

#e0d4e5

#efe9f2

Tones

Color #a17eb0 mixed toward gray.

#9f82ac

#9e86a8

#9c8aa3

#9a8f9f

#99939b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.13:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393a6 · ΔE 14

Deuteranopia

#9598a3 · ΔE 17.5

Tritanopia

#9f9d9b · ΔE 22.3

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 20.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a17eb0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a17eb0]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#a17eb0 (#a17eb0) is rgb(161, 126, 176) in RGB.

No, #a17eb0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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