#a38bc8

Color #a38bc8

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.16 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a38bc8

RGB

rgb(163, 139, 200)

HSL

hsl(263.6, 35.7%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(263.6, 30.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.5%, 30.5%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(62.02, 21.28, -28.24)

LCH

lch(62.02, 35.36, 307)

OKLCH

oklch(68.1%, 0.0917, 302.08)

HWB

hwb(263.6, 54.5%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0c88b

Analogous

#8b92c8

#a38bc8

#c28bc8

Triadic

#a38bc8

#c8a38b

#8bc8a3

Split-complementary

#a38bc8

#c8c28b

#92c88b

Tetradic

#a38bc8

#c88bb0

#b0c88b

#8bc8a3

Square

#a38bc8

#c88b92

#b0c88b

#8bc8c2

Shades

Color #a38bc8 mixed toward black.

#8565b6

#684999

#4e3773

#34244d

#1a1226

Tints

Color #a38bc8 mixed toward white.

#b29ed1

#c2b2da

#d1c5e4

#e0d8ed

#f0ecf6

Tones

Color #a38bc8 mixed toward gray.

#a490c3

#a595be

#a69ab9

#a79fb4

#a8a4af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9999bc · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#9b9cb8 · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#a2b1ae · ΔE 24.5

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 21.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a38bc8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a38bc8]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#a38bc8 (#a38bc8) is rgb(163, 139, 200) in RGB.

No, #a38bc8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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