#a37ba9

Color #a37ba9

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 14.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a37ba9

RGB

rgb(163, 123, 169)

HSL

hsl(292.2, 21.1%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(292.2, 27.2%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.6%, 27.2%, 0%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(56.9, 23.73, -18.47)

LCH

lch(56.9, 30.07, 322.1)

OKLCH

oklch(63.8%, 0.0813, 322.04)

HWB

hwb(292.2, 48.2%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#81a97b

Analogous

#8c7ba9

#a37ba9

#a97b98

Triadic

#a37ba9

#a9a37b

#7ba9a3

Split-complementary

#a37ba9

#98a97b

#7ba98c

Tetradic

#a37ba9

#a97b81

#81a97b

#7ba9a3

Square

#a37ba9

#a98c7b

#81a97b

#7b98a9

Shades

Color #a37ba9 mixed toward black.

#8d6093

#714d76

#543a58

#38263b

#1c131d

Tints

Color #a37ba9 mixed toward white.

#b291b7

#c2a7c6

#d1bdd4

#e0d3e2

#f0e9f1

Tones

Color #a37ba9 mixed toward gray.

#a07fa5

#9d83a1

#9b879e

#988a9a

#958e96

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.96:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#93939f · ΔE 16.7

Deuteranopia

#96989d · ΔE 19.7

Tritanopia

#a19795 · ΔE 19.8

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 20.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a37ba9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a37ba9]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#a37ba9 (#a37ba9) is rgb(163, 123, 169) in RGB.

No, #a37ba9 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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