#a490b3

Color #a490b3

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 18.26 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a490b3

RGB

rgb(164, 144, 179)

HSL

hsl(274.3, 18.7%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.3, 19.6%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.4%, 19.6%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(62.59, 14.16, -15.53)

LCH

lch(62.59, 21.02, 312.36)

OKLCH

oklch(68.3%, 0.0553, 310.6)

HWB

hwb(274.3, 56.5%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fb390

Analogous

#9290b3

#a490b3

#b390b0

Triadic

#a490b3

#b3a490

#90b3a4

Split-complementary

#a490b3

#b0b390

#90b392

Tetradic

#a490b3

#b3909f

#9fb390

#90b3a4

Square

#a490b3

#b39290

#9fb390

#90b0b3

Shades

Color #a490b3 mixed toward black.

#8a709d

#6e5780

#534260

#372c40

#1c1620

Tints

Color #a490b3 mixed toward white.

#b3a2c0

#c2b5cc

#d1c7d9

#e1dae6

#f0ecf2

Tones

Color #a490b3 mixed toward gray.

#a493b0

#a396ad

#a399aa

#a29ca7

#a29ea4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9cab · ΔE 10.7

Deuteranopia

#9d9ea9 · ΔE 12.5

Tritanopia

#a3a5a4 · ΔE 17.9

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 16.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a490b3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a490b3]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a490b3 (#a490b3) is rgb(164, 144, 179) in RGB.

No, #a490b3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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