#a38bbb

Color #a38bbb

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.46 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 13.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a38bbb

RGB

rgb(163, 139, 187)

HSL

hsl(270, 26.1%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 25.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.8%, 25.7%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(61.52, 18.38, -21.68)

LCH

lch(61.52, 28.42, 310.29)

OKLCH

oklch(67.5%, 0.0744, 307.24)

HWB

hwb(270, 54.5%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3bb8b

Analogous

#8b8bbb

#a38bbb

#bb8bbb

Triadic

#a38bbb

#bba38b

#8bbba3

Split-complementary

#a38bbb

#bbbb8b

#8bbb8b

Tetradic

#a38bbb

#bb8ba3

#a3bb8b

#8bbba3

Square

#a38bbb

#bb8b8b

#a3bb8b

#8bbbbb

Shades

Color #a38bbb mixed toward black.

#8869a7

#6d5089

#513c67

#362844

#1b1422

Tints

Color #a38bbb mixed toward white.

#b29ec6

#c2b2d2

#d1c5dd

#e0d8e8

#f0ecf4

Tones

Color #a38bbb mixed toward gray.

#a38fb7

#a393b3

#a397af

#a39bab

#a39fa7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.97:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9999b1 · ΔE 10.3

Deuteranopia

#9b9cae · ΔE 12.6

Tritanopia

#a2a8a6 · ΔE 21.7

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 19.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a38bbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a38bbb]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#a38bbb (#a38bbb) is rgb(163, 139, 187) in RGB.

No, #a38bbb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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