#a46be1

Color #a46be1

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 8.86 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a46be1

RGB

rgb(164, 107, 225)

HSL

hsl(269, 66.3%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(269, 52.4%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.1%, 52.4%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(55.93, 45.43, -51.84)

LCH

lch(55.93, 68.93, 311.23)

OKLCH

oklch(63.9%, 0.1763, 304.16)

HWB

hwb(269, 42%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8e16b

Analogous

#6b6de1

#a46be1

#df6be1

Triadic

#a46be1

#e1a46b

#6be1a4

Split-complementary

#a46be1

#e1df6b

#6de16b

Tetradic

#a46be1

#e16ba8

#a8e16b

#6be1a4

Square

#a46be1

#e16b6d

#a8e16b

#6be1df

Shades

Color #a46be1 mixed toward black.

#883dd8

#6c25b8

#511c8a

#36135c

#1b092e

Tints

Color #a46be1 mixed toward white.

#b384e6

#c29ceb

#d2b5f0

#e1cef5

#f0e6fa

Tones

Color #a46be1 mixed toward gray.

#a475d7

#a57fcd

#a589c4

#a592ba

#a69cb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.77:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8ecc · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#9296c7 · ΔE 15.7

Tritanopia

#a2bab6 · ΔE 30.9

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 27.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a46be1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a46be1]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#a46be1 (#a46be1) is rgb(164, 107, 225) in RGB.

No, #a46be1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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