#a48bd1

Color #a48bd1

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.59 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a48bd1

RGB

rgb(164, 139, 209)

HSL

hsl(261.4, 43.2%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(261.4, 33.5%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.5%, 33.5%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(62.47, 23.67, -32.57)

LCH

lch(62.47, 40.26, 306.01)

OKLCH

oklch(68.6%, 0.1041, 300.09)

HWB

hwb(261.4, 54.5%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8d18b

Analogous

#8b95d1

#a48bd1

#c78bd1

Triadic

#a48bd1

#d1a48b

#8bd1a4

Split-complementary

#a48bd1

#d1c78b

#95d18b

Tetradic

#a48bd1

#d18bb8

#b8d18b

#8bd1a4

Square

#a48bd1

#d18b95

#b8d18b

#8bd1c7

Shades

Color #a48bd1 mixed toward black.

#8361c0

#6642a6

#4c317d

#332153

#19102a

Tints

Color #a48bd1 mixed toward white.

#b39ed9

#c2b2e0

#d1c5e8

#e1d8f0

#f0ecf7

Tones

Color #a48bd1 mixed toward gray.

#a691cb

#a797c5

#a99cbf

#aba2ba

#aca8b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9ac3 · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#9b9dbf · ΔE 9.8

Tritanopia

#a3b7b4 · ΔE 25.4

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 22.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a48bd1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a48bd1]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#a48bd1 (#a48bd1) is rgb(164, 139, 209) in RGB.

No, #a48bd1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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