#a68bb7

Color #a68bb7

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.48 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 12.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a68bb7

RGB

rgb(166, 139, 183)

HSL

hsl(276.8, 23.4%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.8, 24%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.3%, 24%, 0%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(61.65, 18.52, -19.2)

LCH

lch(61.65, 26.68, 313.97)

OKLCH

oklch(67.7%, 0.0704, 312.12)

HWB

hwb(276.8, 54.5%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9cb78b

Analogous

#908bb7

#a68bb7

#b78bb2

Triadic

#a68bb7

#b7a68b

#8bb7a6

Split-complementary

#a68bb7

#b2b78b

#8bb790

Tetradic

#a68bb7

#b78b9c

#9cb78b

#8bb7a6

Square

#a68bb7

#b7908b

#9cb78b

#8bb2b7

Shades

Color #a68bb7 mixed toward black.

#8d6aa2

#715284

#553e63

#382942

#1c1521

Tints

Color #a68bb7 mixed toward white.

#b59ec3

#c4b2cf

#d2c5db

#e1d8e7

#f0ecf3

Tones

Color #a68bb7 mixed toward gray.

#a58fb3

#a492b0

#a396ac

#a39aa8

#a29da5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3:1

Aa Black text on this color

7:1

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

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9bae · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#9d9fab · ΔE 15.1

Tritanopia

#a5a6a4 · ΔE 21.8

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 18.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a68bb7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a68bb7]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a68bb7 (#a68bb7) is rgb(166, 139, 183) in RGB.

No, #a68bb7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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