#a58cb8

Color #a58cb8

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.85 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 12.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a58cb8

RGB

rgb(165, 140, 184)

HSL

hsl(274.1, 23.7%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.1, 23.9%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.3%, 23.9%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(61.84, 17.83, -19.48)

LCH

lch(61.84, 26.41, 312.47)

OKLCH

oklch(67.8%, 0.0695, 310.27)

HWB

hwb(274.1, 54.9%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fb88c

Analogous

#8f8cb8

#a58cb8

#b88cb5

Triadic

#a58cb8

#b8a58c

#8cb8a5

Split-complementary

#a58cb8

#b5b88c

#8cb88f

Tetradic

#a58cb8

#b88c9f

#9fb88c

#8cb8a5

Square

#a58cb8

#b88f8c

#9fb88c

#8cb5b8

Shades

Color #a58cb8 mixed toward black.

#8b6aa3

#6f5286

#543e64

#382943

#1c1521

Tints

Color #a58cb8 mixed toward white.

#b49fc4

#c3b2d0

#d2c5db

#e1d9e7

#f0ecf3

Tones

Color #a58cb8 mixed toward gray.

#a490b4

#a493b1

#a397ad

#a39ba9

#a29ea6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9baf · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#9c9eac · ΔE 14

Tritanopia

#a4a7a5 · ΔE 20.8

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 18.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a58cb8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a58cb8]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a58cb8 (#a58cb8) is rgb(165, 140, 184) in RGB.

No, #a58cb8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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