#a396b6

Color #a396b6

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 16.09 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a396b6

RGB

rgb(163, 150, 182)

HSL

hsl(264.4, 18%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264.4, 17.6%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.4%, 17.6%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(64.14, 11.06, -14.88)

LCH

lch(64.14, 18.54, 306.62)

OKLCH

oklch(69.5%, 0.0484, 303.62)

HWB

hwb(264.4, 58.8%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9b696

Analogous

#9699b6

#a396b6

#b396b6

Triadic

#a396b6

#b6a396

#96b6a3

Split-complementary

#a396b6

#b6b396

#99b696

Tetradic

#a396b6

#b696a9

#a9b696

#96b6a3

Square

#a396b6

#b69699

#a9b696

#96b6b3

Shades

Color #a396b6 mixed toward black.

#86759f

#6b5b83

#504462

#352d41

#1b1721

Tints

Color #a396b6 mixed toward white.

#b2a7c2

#c2b9ce

#d1cadb

#e0dce7

#f0edf3

Tones

Color #a396b6 mixed toward gray.

#a499b3

#a49bb1

#a59eae

#a5a1ab

#a6a3a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9daf · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#9e9fad · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#a2a9a8 · ΔE 17.8

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 14.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a396b6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a396b6]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Frequently asked questions

#a396b6 (#a396b6) is rgb(163, 150, 182) in RGB.

No, #a396b6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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