#a259cf

Color #a259cf

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Orchid #ba55d3 · ΔE 9.34 Nearest Tailwind class purple-500 #ad46ff · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#a259cf

RGB

rgb(162, 89, 207)

HSL

hsl(277.1, 55.1%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.1, 57%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.7%, 57%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(51.07, 50.31, -49.4)

LCH

lch(51.07, 70.51, 315.52)

OKLCH

oklch(60%, 0.1827, 310.6)

HWB

hwb(277.1, 34.9%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#86cf59

Analogous

#6759cf

#a259cf

#cf59c1

Triadic

#a259cf

#cfa259

#59cfa2

Split-complementary

#a259cf

#c1cf59

#59cf67

Tetradic

#a259cf

#cf5986

#86cf59

#59cfa2

Square

#a259cf

#cf6759

#86cf59

#59c1cf

Shades

Color #a259cf mixed toward black.

#8b37bf

#6f2c99

#542173

#38164c

#1c0b26

Tints

Color #a259cf mixed toward white.

#b175d7

#c190df

#d0ace7

#e0c8ef

#efe3f7

Tones

Color #a259cf mixed toward gray.

#a063c5

#9d6dbb

#9b76b1

#9980a8

#968a9e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.87:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8888bb · ΔE 16.9

Deuteranopia

#8c91b6 · ΔE 19.9

Tritanopia

#9fa9a5 · ΔE 31.8

Achromatopsia

#7a7a7a · ΔE 27.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a259cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a259cf]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a259cf (#a259cf) is rgb(162, 89, 207) in RGB.

No, #a259cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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