#a48ea1

Color #a48ea1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 14.74 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a48ea1

RGB

rgb(164, 142, 161)

HSL

hsl(308.2, 10.8%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(308.2, 13.4%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.4%, 1.8%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(61.49, 11.69, -6.97)

LCH

lch(61.49, 13.61, 329.2)

OKLCH

oklch(67.3%, 0.0376, 330.5)

HWB

hwb(308.2, 55.7%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ea491

Analogous

#9c8ea4

#a48ea1

#a48e96

Triadic

#a48ea1

#a1a48e

#8ea1a4

Split-complementary

#a48ea1

#96a48e

#8ea49c

Tetradic

#a48ea1

#a4918e

#8ea491

#8ea1a4

Square

#a48ea1

#a49c8e

#8ea491

#8e96a4

Shades

Color #a48ea1 mixed toward black.

#8d728a

#715b6e

#554453

#392d37

#1c171c

Tints

Color #a48ea1 mixed toward white.

#b3a1b1

#c2b4c0

#d2c6d0

#e1d9e0

#f0ecef

Tones

Color #a48ea1 mixed toward gray.

#a290a0

#a0929e

#9f939d

#9d959c

#9b979a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.96:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9b9d · ΔE 12.6

Deuteranopia

#9c9e9c · ΔE 16

Tritanopia

#a39998 · ΔE 10.6

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 13.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a48ea1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a48ea1]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#a48ea1 (#a48ea1) is rgb(164, 142, 161) in RGB.

No, #a48ea1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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