#a18fad

Color #a18fad

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 16.01 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a18fad

RGB

rgb(161, 143, 173)

HSL

hsl(276, 15.5%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276, 17.3%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.9%, 17.3%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(61.86, 12.46, -13.26)

LCH

lch(61.86, 18.2, 313.22)

OKLCH

oklch(67.6%, 0.0479, 311.87)

HWB

hwb(276, 56.1%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9bad8f

Analogous

#928fad

#a18fad

#ad8faa

Triadic

#a18fad

#ada18f

#8fada1

Split-complementary

#a18fad

#aaad8f

#8fad92

Tetradic

#a18fad

#ad8f9b

#9bad8f

#8fada1

Square

#a18fad

#ad928f

#9bad8f

#8faaad

Shades

Color #a18fad mixed toward black.

#887197

#6d597a

#52435b

#362d3d

#1b161e

Tints

Color #a18fad mixed toward white.

#b1a2bb

#c0b4c8

#d0c7d6

#e0dae4

#efecf1

Tones

Color #a18fad mixed toward gray.

#a192ab

#a094a8

#a097a6

#9f99a3

#9f9ca1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a99a6 · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#9b9ca5 · ΔE 11.9

Tritanopia

#a0a1a0 · ΔE 16.3

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 15.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a18fad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a18fad]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a18fad (#a18fad) is rgb(161, 143, 173) in RGB.

No, #a18fad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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