#a255b2

Color #a255b2

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Orchid #da70d6 · ΔE 16.82 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-600 #c800de · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a255b2

RGB

rgb(162, 85, 178)

HSL

hsl(289.7, 37.7%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.7, 52.2%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(9%, 52.2%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(48.75, 46.23, -36.32)

LCH

lch(48.75, 58.79, 321.85)

OKLCH

oklch(57.8%, 0.1582, 320.51)

HWB

hwb(289.7, 33.3%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#65b255

Analogous

#7455b2

#a255b2

#b25594

Triadic

#a255b2

#b2a255

#55b2a2

Split-complementary

#a255b2

#94b255

#55b274

Tetradic

#a255b2

#b25565

#65b255

#55b2a2

Square

#a255b2

#b27455

#65b255

#5594b2

Shades

Color #a255b2 mixed toward black.

#894497

#6d3779

#52295b

#371b3c

#1b0e1e

Tints

Color #a255b2 mixed toward white.

#b271bf

#c18ecc

#d1aad9

#e0c6e5

#f0e3f2

Tones

Color #a255b2 mixed toward gray.

#9d5daa

#9865a3

#936c9b

#8e7493

#897c8b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.48:1

White text reads better on this background (4.69:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8787a2 · ΔE 19.9

Deuteranopia

#8b909d · ΔE 22.9

Tritanopia

#9f9390 · ΔE 28.7

Achromatopsia

#747474 · ΔE 25.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a255b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a255b2]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#a255b2 (#a255b2) is rgb(162, 85, 178) in RGB.

No, #a255b2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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