#a789bc

Color #a789bc

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.57 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 13.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a789bc

RGB

rgb(167, 137, 188)

HSL

hsl(275.3, 27.6%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.3, 27.1%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.2%, 27.1%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(61.43, 21.05, -22.35)

LCH

lch(61.43, 30.7, 313.28)

OKLCH

oklch(67.6%, 0.0808, 310.99)

HWB

hwb(275.3, 53.7%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ebc89

Analogous

#8d89bc

#a789bc

#bc89b7

Triadic

#a789bc

#bca789

#89bca7

Split-complementary

#a789bc

#b7bc89

#89bc8d

Tetradic

#a789bc

#bc899e

#9ebc89

#89bca7

Square

#a789bc

#bc8d89

#9ebc89

#89b7bc

Shades

Color #a789bc mixed toward black.

#8d66a8

#724e8a

#553b68

#392745

#1c1423

Tints

Color #a789bc mixed toward white.

#b69dc7

#c4b0d2

#d3c4dd

#e2d8e9

#f0ebf4

Tones

Color #a789bc mixed toward gray.

#a68db8

#a591b3

#a596af

#a49aab

#a39ea7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.95:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9bb1 · ΔE 12.2

Deuteranopia

#9d9faf · ΔE 14.8

Tritanopia

#a6a8a6 · ΔE 22.2

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 20.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a789bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a789bc]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a789bc (#a789bc) is rgb(167, 137, 188) in RGB.

No, #a789bc 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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