#a38fb7

Color #a38fb7

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 19.91 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 11.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a38fb7

RGB

rgb(163, 143, 183)

HSL

hsl(270, 21.7%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 21.9%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.9%, 21.9%, 0%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(62.38, 15.24, -18.11)

LCH

lch(62.38, 23.67, 310.08)

OKLCH

oklch(68.2%, 0.062, 307.46)

HWB

hwb(270, 56.1%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3b78f

Analogous

#8f8fb7

#a38fb7

#b78fb7

Triadic

#a38fb7

#b7a38f

#8fb7a3

Split-complementary

#a38fb7

#b7b78f

#8fb78f

Tetradic

#a38fb7

#b78fa3

#a3b78f

#8fb7a3

Square

#a38fb7

#b78f8f

#a3b78f

#8fb7b7

Shades

Color #a38fb7 mixed toward black.

#886ea2

#6d5584

#514063

#362b42

#1b1521

Tints

Color #a38fb7 mixed toward white.

#b2a2c3

#c2b4cf

#d1c7db

#e0dae7

#f0ecf3

Tones

Color #a38fb7 mixed toward gray.

#a392b4

#a396b0

#a399ad

#a39caa

#a3a0a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9bae · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#9c9dac · ΔE 11.9

Tritanopia

#a2a7a6 · ΔE 19.6

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 17.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a38fb7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a38fb7]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#a38fb7 (#a38fb7) is rgb(163, 143, 183) in RGB.

No, #a38fb7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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