#a27aac

Color #a27aac

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.56 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 14.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a27aac

RGB

rgb(162, 122, 172)

HSL

hsl(288, 23.1%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288, 29.1%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.8%, 29.1%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(56.66, 24.58, -20.56)

LCH

lch(56.66, 32.05, 320.09)

OKLCH

oklch(63.6%, 0.086, 319.48)

HWB

hwb(288, 47.8%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#84ac7a

Analogous

#897aac

#a27aac

#ac7a9d

Triadic

#a27aac

#aca27a

#7aaca2

Split-complementary

#a27aac

#9dac7a

#7aac89

Tetradic

#a27aac

#ac7a84

#84ac7a

#7aaca2

Square

#a27aac

#ac897a

#84ac7a

#7a9dac

Shades

Color #a27aac mixed toward black.

#8b5e97

#6f4b79

#54385a

#38263c

#1c131e

Tints

Color #a27aac mixed toward white.

#b190ba

#c1a6c8

#d0bcd5

#e0d3e3

#efe9f1

Tones

Color #a27aac mixed toward gray.

#9f7ea8

#9d82a4

#9a869f

#988b9b

#958f97

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.92:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9292a2 · ΔE 15.7

Deuteranopia

#95979f · ΔE 19.1

Tritanopia

#a09997 · ΔE 21.2

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 21.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a27aac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a27aac]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#a27aac (#a27aac) is rgb(162, 122, 172) in RGB.

No, #a27aac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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