#a48caa

Color #a48caa

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 17.72 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a48caa

RGB

rgb(164, 140, 170)

HSL

hsl(288, 15%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288, 17.6%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.5%, 17.6%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(61.27, 14.59, -12.42)

LCH

lch(61.27, 19.16, 319.59)

OKLCH

oklch(67.2%, 0.0513, 319.42)

HWB

hwb(288, 54.9%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#92aa8c

Analogous

#958caa

#a48caa

#aa8ca1

Triadic

#a48caa

#aaa48c

#8caaa4

Split-complementary

#a48caa

#a1aa8c

#8caa95

Tetradic

#a48caa

#aa8c92

#92aa8c

#8caaa4

Square

#a48caa

#aa958c

#92aa8c

#8ca1aa

Shades

Color #a48caa mixed toward black.

#8d6e94

#715877

#544259

#382c3b

#1c161e

Tints

Color #a48caa mixed toward white.

#b39fb8

#c2b2c6

#d2c6d5

#e1d9e3

#f0ecf1

Tones

Color #a48caa mixed toward gray.

#a38fa8

#a191a5

#a094a3

#9e96a0

#9d999e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.91:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9aa3 · ΔE 12.8

Deuteranopia

#9c9da2 · ΔE 14.7

Tritanopia

#a39e9d · ΔE 15.4

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 16

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a48caa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a48caa]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#a48caa (#a48caa) is rgb(164, 140, 170) in RGB.

No, #a48caa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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