#a37faa

Color #a37faa

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.43 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 14.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a37faa

RGB

rgb(163, 127, 170)

HSL

hsl(290.2, 20.2%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(290.2, 25.3%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.1%, 25.3%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(57.91, 21.65, -17.5)

LCH

lch(57.91, 27.84, 321.05)

OKLCH

oklch(64.6%, 0.0751, 320.84)

HWB

hwb(290.2, 49.8%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#86aa7f

Analogous

#8d7faa

#a37faa

#aa7f9b

Triadic

#a37faa

#aaa37f

#7faaa3

Split-complementary

#a37faa

#9baa7f

#7faa8d

Tetradic

#a37faa

#aa7f86

#86aa7f

#7faaa3

Square

#a37faa

#aa8d7f

#86aa7f

#7f9baa

Shades

Color #a37faa mixed toward black.

#8c6395

#704f77

#543b59

#38273b

#1c141e

Tints

Color #a37faa mixed toward white.

#b294b8

#c2aac6

#d1bfd4

#e0d4e3

#f0eaf1

Tones

Color #a37faa mixed toward gray.

#a082a6

#9e86a3

#9c8a9f

#998d9c

#979198

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.17:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9594a1 · ΔE 15.1

Deuteranopia

#97999f · ΔE 18.6

Tritanopia

#a19998 · ΔE 18.8

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 19.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a37faa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a37faa]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#a37faa (#a37faa) is rgb(163, 127, 170) in RGB.

No, #a37faa 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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