#a6729d

Color #a6729d

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 20.63 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a6729d

RGB

rgb(166, 114, 157)

HSL

hsl(310.4, 22.6%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(310.4, 31.3%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 31.3%, 5.4%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(54.63, 27.56, -14.94)

LCH

lch(54.63, 31.35, 331.54)

OKLCH

oklch(62%, 0.088, 332.88)

HWB

hwb(310.4, 44.7%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#72a67b

Analogous

#9572a6

#a6729d

#a67283

Triadic

#a6729d

#9da672

#729da6

Split-complementary

#a6729d

#83a672

#72a695

Tetradic

#a6729d

#a67b72

#72a67b

#729da6

Square

#a6729d

#a69572

#72a67b

#7283a6

Shades

Color #a6729d mixed toward black.

#8f5a86

#72486b

#563650

#392436

#1d121b

Tints

Color #a6729d mixed toward white.

#b58aad

#c4a1be

#d2b9ce

#e1d0de

#f0e8ef

Tones

Color #a6729d mixed toward gray.

#a2769a

#9d7b97

#997f94

#958392

#90888f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.52:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#929294 · ΔE 21.4

Deuteranopia

#959992 · ΔE 29.8

Tritanopia

#a48c8b · ΔE 16.8

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 21.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a6729d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6729d]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#a6729d (#a6729d) is rgb(166, 114, 157) in RGB.

No, #a6729d 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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