#a26aae

Color #a26aae

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 21.12 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 14.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a26aae

RGB

rgb(162, 106, 174)

HSL

hsl(289.4, 29.6%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.4, 39.1%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.9%, 39.1%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(53, 34.06, -27.36)

LCH

lch(53, 43.69, 321.23)

OKLCH

oklch(60.9%, 0.1176, 320.38)

HWB

hwb(289.4, 41.6%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#76ae6a

Analogous

#806aae

#a26aae

#ae6a98

Triadic

#a26aae

#aea26a

#6aaea2

Split-complementary

#a26aae

#98ae6a

#6aae80

Tetradic

#a26aae

#ae6a76

#76ae6a

#6aaea2

Square

#a26aae

#ae806a

#76ae6a

#6a98ae

Shades

Color #a26aae mixed toward black.

#8b5297

#6f4279

#53315b

#38213c

#1c101e

Tints

Color #a26aae mixed toward white.

#b283bc

#c19cc9

#d1b4d7

#e0cde4

#f0e6f2

Tones

Color #a26aae mixed toward gray.

#9e70a8

#9b75a3

#977b9d

#938197

#908692

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.21:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8da1 · ΔE 17.6

Deuteranopia

#90949d · ΔE 20.9

Tritanopia

#a09593 · ΔE 24.1

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 23.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a26aae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a26aae]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#a26aae (#a26aae) is rgb(162, 106, 174) in RGB.

No, #a26aae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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