#a474a1

Color #a474a1

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 20.03 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a474a1

RGB

rgb(164, 116, 161)

HSL

hsl(303.8, 20.9%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(303.8, 29.3%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 29.3%, 1.8%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(55.03, 26.49, -16.68)

LCH

lch(55.03, 31.3, 327.8)

OKLCH

oklch(62.3%, 0.0865, 328.66)

HWB

hwb(303.8, 45.5%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#74a477

Analogous

#8f74a4

#a474a1

#a47489

Triadic

#a474a1

#a1a474

#74a1a4

Split-complementary

#a474a1

#89a474

#74a48f

Tetradic

#a474a1

#a47774

#74a477

#74a1a4

Square

#a474a1

#a48f74

#74a477

#7489a4

Shades

Color #a474a1 mixed toward black.

#8d5c8a

#714a6e

#553753

#382537

#1c121c

Tints

Color #a474a1 mixed toward white.

#b38bb1

#c2a2c0

#d2b9d0

#e1d1e0

#f0e8ef

Tones

Color #a474a1 mixed toward gray.

#a0789d

#9c7c9a

#988096

#948493

#90888f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.59:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#929198 · ΔE 19.1

Deuteranopia

#949895 · ΔE 23.2

Tritanopia

#a2908e · ΔE 18.5

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 21.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a474a1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a474a1]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#a474a1 (#a474a1) is rgb(164, 116, 161) in RGB.

No, #a474a1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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