#a68fa8

Color #a68fa8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 16.69 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#a68fa8

RGB

rgb(166, 143, 168)

HSL

hsl(295.2, 12.6%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(295.2, 14.9%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.2%, 14.9%, 0%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(62.15, 13.19, -9.94)

LCH

lch(62.15, 16.52, 323)

OKLCH

oklch(67.9%, 0.0448, 323.54)

HWB

hwb(295.2, 56.1%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#91a88f

Analogous

#9a8fa8

#a68fa8

#a88f9e

Triadic

#a68fa8

#a8a68f

#8fa8a6

Split-complementary

#a68fa8

#9ea88f

#8fa89a

Tetradic

#a68fa8

#a88f91

#91a88f

#8fa8a6

Square

#a68fa8

#a89a8f

#91a88f

#8f9ea8

Shades

Color #a68fa8 mixed toward black.

#8f7291

#735b75

#564458

#392d3a

#1d171d

Tints

Color #a68fa8 mixed toward white.

#b5a2b7

#c4b4c5

#d3c7d4

#e1dae2

#f0ecf1

Tones

Color #a68fa8 mixed toward gray.

#a491a6

#a393a4

#a195a2

#9f97a0

#9d999e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9ca2 · ΔE 12.2

Deuteranopia

#9ea0a1 · ΔE 15.5

Tritanopia

#a59e9d · ΔE 13.3

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 14.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a68fa8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a68fa8]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#a68fa8 (#a68fa8) is rgb(166, 143, 168) in RGB.

No, #a68fa8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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