#a65ed0

Color #a65ed0

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Orchid #ba55d3 · ΔE 10.15 Nearest Tailwind class purple-500 #ad46ff · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a65ed0

RGB

rgb(166, 94, 208)

HSL

hsl(277.9, 54.8%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.9, 54.8%, 81.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.2%, 54.8%, 0%, 18.4%)

LAB

lab(52.58, 48.97, -47.53)

LCH

lch(52.58, 68.24, 315.85)

OKLCH

oklch(61.2%, 0.1776, 311.42)

HWB

hwb(277.9, 36.9%, 18.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#88d05e

Analogous

#6d5ed0

#a65ed0

#d05ec1

Triadic

#a65ed0

#d0a65e

#5ed0a6

Split-complementary

#a65ed0

#c1d05e

#5ed06d

Tetradic

#a65ed0

#d05e88

#88d05e

#5ed0a6

Square

#a65ed0

#d06d5e

#88d05e

#5ec1d0

Shades

Color #a65ed0 mixed toward black.

#9039c3

#732d9c

#562275

#3a174e

#1d0b27

Tints

Color #a65ed0 mixed toward white.

#b579d8

#c494e0

#d2aee7

#e1c9ef

#f0e4f7

Tones

Color #a65ed0 mixed toward gray.

#a367c6

#a171bd

#9e7ab3

#9c84aa

#998da0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.13:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8cbc · ΔE 16.7

Deuteranopia

#9095b7 · ΔE 19.8

Tritanopia

#a3aba7 · ΔE 31.5

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 27.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a65ed0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a65ed0]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a65ed0 (#a65ed0) is rgb(166, 94, 208) in RGB.

No, #a65ed0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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