#a488bc

Color #a488bc

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.27 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 13.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a488bc

RGB

rgb(164, 136, 188)

HSL

hsl(272.3, 28%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.3, 27.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.8%, 27.7%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(60.9, 20.64, -23.19)

LCH

lch(60.9, 31.04, 311.67)

OKLCH

oklch(67.1%, 0.0814, 308.81)

HWB

hwb(272.3, 53.3%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0bc88

Analogous

#8a88bc

#a488bc

#bc88ba

Triadic

#a488bc

#bca488

#88bca4

Split-complementary

#a488bc

#babc88

#88bc8a

Tetradic

#a488bc

#bc88a0

#a0bc88

#88bca4

Square

#a488bc

#bc8a88

#a0bc88

#88babc

Shades

Color #a488bc mixed toward black.

#8a65a9

#6e4e8a

#533a68

#372745

#1c1323

Tints

Color #a488bc mixed toward white.

#b39cc7

#c2b0d2

#d1c3dd

#e1d7e9

#f0ebf4

Tones

Color #a488bc mixed toward gray.

#a48cb8

#a391b3

#a395af

#a399ab

#a29ea6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.83:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9998b1 · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#9a9cae · ΔE 13.8

Tritanopia

#a3a8a6 · ΔE 22.3

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 20.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a488bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a488bc]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#a488bc (#a488bc) is rgb(164, 136, 188) in RGB.

No, #a488bc 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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