#a48ba3

Color #a48ba3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 16.35 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a48ba3

RGB

rgb(164, 139, 163)

HSL

hsl(302.4, 12.1%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(302.4, 15.2%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.2%, 0.6%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(60.78, 13.77, -9.16)

LCH

lch(60.78, 16.54, 326.37)

OKLCH

oklch(66.7%, 0.0452, 327.36)

HWB

hwb(302.4, 54.5%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ba48c

Analogous

#988ba4

#a48ba3

#a48b96

Triadic

#a48ba3

#a3a48b

#8ba3a4

Split-complementary

#a48ba3

#96a48b

#8ba498

Tetradic

#a48ba3

#a48c8b

#8ba48c

#8ba3a4

Square

#a48ba3

#a4988b

#8ba48c

#8b96a4

Shades

Color #a48ba3 mixed toward black.

#8d6f8c

#715970

#554354

#392c38

#1c161c

Tints

Color #a48ba3 mixed toward white.

#b39eb2

#c2b2c2

#d1c5d1

#e1d8e0

#f0ecf0

Tones

Color #a48ba3 mixed toward gray.

#a28da1

#a08f9f

#9e919d

#9c939b

#9a9599

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.8:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9a9e · ΔE 13.6

Deuteranopia

#9b9d9c · ΔE 16.4

Tritanopia

#a39998 · ΔE 12.5

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 14.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a48ba3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a48ba3]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#a48ba3 (#a48ba3) is rgb(164, 139, 163) in RGB.

No, #a48ba3 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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