#a4478b

Color #a4478b

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Medium Violet Red #c71585 · ΔE 24.61 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 11.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a4478b

RGB

rgb(164, 71, 139)

HSL

hsl(316.1, 39.6%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(316.1, 56.7%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 56.7%, 15.2%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(44.61, 46.78, -19.59)

LCH

lch(44.61, 50.72, 337.28)

OKLCH

oklch(54.2%, 0.1475, 339.07)

HWB

hwb(316.1, 27.8%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#47a460

Analogous

#8f47a4

#a4478b

#a4475d

Triadic

#a4478b

#8ba447

#478ba4

Split-complementary

#a4478b

#5da447

#47a48f

Tetradic

#a4478b

#a46047

#47a460

#478ba4

Square

#a4478b

#a48f47

#47a460

#475da4

Shades

Color #a4478b mixed toward black.

#893b74

#6d2f5d

#522446

#37182e

#1b0c17

Tints

Color #a4478b mixed toward white.

#ba5fa1

#c87fb4

#d59fc7

#e3bfda

#f1dfec

Tones

Color #a4478b mixed toward gray.

#9c4f88

#955784

#8d5e80

#85667d

#7d6e79

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.85:1

White text reads better on this background (5.45:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#86857f · ΔE 31.1

Deuteranopia

#8a907b · ΔE 42.5

Tritanopia

#a17471 · ΔE 21.5

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 24.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a4478b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4478b]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Orchid #da70d6

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#a4478b (#a4478b) is rgb(164, 71, 139) in RGB.

No, #a4478b is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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