#a558d1

Color #a558d1

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Orchid #ba55d3 · ΔE 7.87 Nearest Tailwind class purple-500 #ad46ff · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a558d1

RGB

rgb(165, 88, 209)

HSL

hsl(278.2, 56.8%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.2, 57.9%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.1%, 57.9%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(51.36, 52.01, -50.06)

LCH

lch(51.36, 72.19, 316.09)

OKLCH

oklch(60.3%, 0.1875, 311.41)

HWB

hwb(278.2, 34.5%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#84d158

Analogous

#6858d1

#a558d1

#d158c0

Triadic

#a558d1

#d1a558

#58d1a5

Split-complementary

#a558d1

#c0d158

#58d168

Tetradic

#a558d1

#d15884

#84d158

#58d1a5

Square

#a558d1

#d16858

#84d158

#58c0d1

Shades

Color #a558d1 mixed toward black.

#8f35c2

#722b9b

#562074

#39154e

#1d0b27

Tints

Color #a558d1 mixed toward white.

#b474d9

#c390e0

#d2abe8

#e1c7f0

#f0e3f7

Tones

Color #a558d1 mixed toward gray.

#a262c7

#9f6cbd

#9d76b3

#9a80a9

#978a9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.92:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8a8abd · ΔE 17.5

Deuteranopia

#8e93b7 · ΔE 20.6

Tritanopia

#a2aaa6 · ΔE 32.4

Achromatopsia

#7a7a7a · ΔE 27.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a558d1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a558d1]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a558d1 (#a558d1) is rgb(165, 88, 209) in RGB.

No, #a558d1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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