#a56c9d

Color #a56c9d

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 20.89 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a56c9d

RGB

rgb(165, 108, 157)

HSL

hsl(308.4, 24.1%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(308.4, 34.5%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 34.5%, 4.8%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(53.12, 30.59, -17.24)

LCH

lch(53.12, 35.11, 330.6)

OKLCH

oklch(60.8%, 0.0984, 331.79)

HWB

hwb(308.4, 42.4%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6ca574

Analogous

#906ca5

#a56c9d

#a56c80

Triadic

#a56c9d

#9da56c

#6c9da5

Split-complementary

#a56c9d

#80a56c

#6ca590

Tetradic

#a56c9d

#a5746c

#6ca574

#6c9da5

Square

#a56c9d

#a5906c

#6ca574

#6c80a5

Shades

Color #a56c9d mixed toward black.

#8d5685

#71456b

#553450

#382335

#1c111b

Tints

Color #a56c9d mixed toward white.

#b484ad

#c39dbe

#d2b5ce

#e1cede

#f0e6ef

Tones

Color #a56c9d mixed toward gray.

#a0719a

#9b7596

#977a93

#927f8f

#8d848c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.23:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#908f93 · ΔE 21.5

Deuteranopia

#939790 · ΔE 30.9

Tritanopia

#a38a89 · ΔE 18.2

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 22.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a56c9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a56c9d]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#a56c9d (#a56c9d) is rgb(165, 108, 157) in RGB.

No, #a56c9d is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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