#a227e0

Color #a227e0

A vivid, highly saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Violet #9400d3 · ΔE 5.98 Nearest Tailwind class purple-600 #9810fa · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a227e0

RGB

rgb(162, 39, 224)

HSL

hsl(279.9, 74.9%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(279.9, 82.6%, 87.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.7%, 82.6%, 0%, 12.2%)

LAB

lab(44.96, 74.14, -68.95)

LCH

lch(44.96, 101.25, 317.08)

OKLCH

oklch(56%, 0.2568, 310.31)

HWB

hwb(279.9, 15.3%, 12.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#65e027

Analogous

#4627e0

#a227e0

#e027c2

Triadic

#a227e0

#e0a227

#27e0a2

Split-complementary

#a227e0

#c2e027

#27e046

Tetradic

#a227e0

#e02765

#65e027

#27e0a2

Square

#a227e0

#e04627

#65e027

#27c2e0

Shades

Color #a227e0 mixed toward black.

#891cc0

#6d1699

#521173

#370b4d

#1b0626

Tints

Color #a227e0 mixed toward white.

#b24be5

#c16fea

#d193f0

#e0b7f5

#f0dbfa

Tones

Color #a227e0 mixed toward gray.

#9d37d1

#9846c1

#9355b2

#8e65a2

#897493

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.9:1

White 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

#7f7fc7 · ΔE 21.5

Deuteranopia

#858bc0 · ΔE 25.4

Tritanopia

#9eb0aa · ΔE 39

Achromatopsia

#6a6a6a · ΔE 30.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a227e0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a227e0]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#a227e0 (#a227e0) is rgb(162, 39, 224) in RGB.

No, #a227e0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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