#a481bb

Color #a481bb

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.72 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 12.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a481bb

RGB

rgb(164, 129, 187)

HSL

hsl(276.2, 29.9%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.2, 31%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.3%, 31%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(59.14, 24.41, -25.32)

LCH

lch(59.14, 35.17, 313.95)

OKLCH

oklch(65.7%, 0.0926, 311.45)

HWB

hwb(276.2, 50.6%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98bb81

Analogous

#8781bb

#a481bb

#bb81b5

Triadic

#a481bb

#bba481

#81bba4

Split-complementary

#a481bb

#b5bb81

#81bb87

Tetradic

#a481bb

#bb8198

#98bb81

#81bba4

Square

#a481bb

#bb8781

#98bb81

#81b5bb

Shades

Color #a481bb mixed toward black.

#8b5fa9

#704a89

#543767

#382544

#1c1222

Tints

Color #a481bb mixed toward white.

#b396c6

#c2abd2

#d2c0dd

#e1d5e8

#f0eaf4

Tones

Color #a481bb mixed toward gray.

#a386b6

#a28bb1

#a190ad

#a094a8

#9f99a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.44:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9696af · ΔE 12.6

Deuteranopia

#989bac · ΔE 15.8

Tritanopia

#a2a5a3 · ΔE 23.4

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 21.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a481bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a481bb]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a481bb (#a481bb) is rgb(164, 129, 187) in RGB.

No, #a481bb 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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