#a46dac

Color #a46dac

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.77 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 14.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a46dac

RGB

rgb(164, 109, 172)

HSL

hsl(292.4, 27.5%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(292.4, 36.6%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.7%, 36.6%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(53.82, 32.61, -24.91)

LCH

lch(53.82, 41.04, 322.62)

OKLCH

oklch(61.5%, 0.1112, 322.23)

HWB

hwb(292.4, 42.7%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#75ac6d

Analogous

#856dac

#a46dac

#ac6d94

Triadic

#a46dac

#aca46d

#6daca4

Split-complementary

#a46dac

#94ac6d

#6dac85

Tetradic

#a46dac

#ac6d75

#75ac6d

#6daca4

Square

#a46dac

#ac856d

#75ac6d

#6d94ac

Shades

Color #a46dac mixed toward black.

#8d5595

#714477

#55335a

#38223c

#1c111e

Tints

Color #a46dac mixed toward white.

#b385ba

#c29ec8

#d2b6d5

#e1cee3

#f0e7f1

Tones

Color #a46dac mixed toward gray.

#a072a7

#9c78a1

#987d9c

#948297

#908792

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.36:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8fa0 · ΔE 18.1

Deuteranopia

#92969c · ΔE 21

Tritanopia

#a29592 · ΔE 23.4

Achromatopsia

#818181 · ΔE 23.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a46dac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a46dac]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#a46dac (#a46dac) is rgb(164, 109, 172) in RGB.

No, #a46dac 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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