#a38cbc

Color #a38cbc

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.55 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 13.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a38cbc

RGB

rgb(163, 140, 188)

HSL

hsl(268.7, 26.4%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(268.7, 25.5%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.3%, 25.5%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(61.8, 18.03, -21.81)

LCH

lch(61.8, 28.3, 309.58)

OKLCH

oklch(67.8%, 0.0739, 306.36)

HWB

hwb(268.7, 54.9%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5bc8c

Analogous

#8c8dbc

#a38cbc

#bb8cbc

Triadic

#a38cbc

#bca38c

#8cbca3

Split-complementary

#a38cbc

#bcbb8c

#8dbc8c

Tetradic

#a38cbc

#bc8ca5

#a5bc8c

#8cbca3

Square

#a38cbc

#bc8c8d

#a5bc8c

#8cbcbb

Shades

Color #a38cbc mixed toward black.

#8769a8

#6c508a

#513c68

#362845

#1b1423

Tints

Color #a38cbc mixed toward white.

#b29fc7

#c2b2d2

#d1c5dd

#e0d9e9

#f0ecf4

Tones

Color #a38cbc mixed toward gray.

#a390b8

#a394b4

#a398b0

#a49cac

#a4a0a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a99b2 · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#9b9daf · ΔE 12.7

Tritanopia

#a2a9a7 · ΔE 21.8

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 19.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a38cbc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a38cbc]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#a38cbc (#a38cbc) is rgb(163, 140, 188) in RGB.

No, #a38cbc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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