#a57bbd

Color #a57bbd

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.22 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 11.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a57bbd

RGB

rgb(165, 123, 189)

HSL

hsl(278.2, 33.3%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.2, 34.9%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.7%, 34.9%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(57.88, 28.58, -28.39)

LCH

lch(57.88, 40.28, 315.19)

OKLCH

oklch(64.8%, 0.1062, 312.71)

HWB

hwb(278.2, 48.2%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#93bd7b

Analogous

#847bbd

#a57bbd

#bd7bb4

Triadic

#a57bbd

#bda57b

#7bbda5

Split-complementary

#a57bbd

#b4bd7b

#7bbd84

Tetradic

#a57bbd

#bd7b93

#93bd7b

#7bbda5

Square

#a57bbd

#bd847b

#93bd7b

#7bb4bd

Shades

Color #a57bbd mixed toward black.

#8d58ac

#72458b

#553468

#392345

#1c1123

Tints

Color #a57bbd mixed toward white.

#b491c8

#c3a7d3

#d2bdde

#e1d3e9

#f0e9f4

Tones

Color #a57bbd mixed toward gray.

#a481b8

#a286b2

#a18cad

#9f91a7

#9e97a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.17:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9594b0 · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#979aad · ΔE 16.4

Tritanopia

#a3a5a2 · ΔE 27.6

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 22.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a57bbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a57bbd]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a57bbd (#a57bbd) is rgb(165, 123, 189) in RGB.

No, #a57bbd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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