#a47caa

Color #a47caa

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.69 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 14.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a47caa

RGB

rgb(164, 124, 170)

HSL

hsl(292.2, 21.3%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(292.2, 27.1%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.5%, 27.1%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(57.28, 23.71, -18.45)

LCH

lch(57.28, 30.04, 322.11)

OKLCH

oklch(64.1%, 0.0812, 322)

HWB

hwb(292.2, 48.6%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#82aa7c

Analogous

#8d7caa

#a47caa

#aa7c99

Triadic

#a47caa

#aaa47c

#7caaa4

Split-complementary

#a47caa

#99aa7c

#7caa8d

Tetradic

#a47caa

#aa7c82

#82aa7c

#7caaa4

Square

#a47caa

#aa8d7c

#82aa7c

#7c99aa

Shades

Color #a47caa mixed toward black.

#8e6094

#714d77

#553a59

#39273b

#1c131e

Tints

Color #a47caa mixed toward white.

#b392b8

#c2a8c6

#d1bdd4

#e1d3e3

#f0e9f1

Tones

Color #a47caa mixed toward gray.

#a180a6

#9e84a2

#9b879e

#998b9b

#968f97

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.04:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9494a0 · ΔE 16.7

Deuteranopia

#97999e · ΔE 19.7

Tritanopia

#a29896 · ΔE 19.7

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 20.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a47caa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a47caa]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#a47caa (#a47caa) is rgb(164, 124, 170) in RGB.

No, #a47caa 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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