#a78ec7

Color #a78ec7

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.25 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 11.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a78ec7

RGB

rgb(167, 142, 199)

HSL

hsl(266.3, 33.7%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(266.3, 28.6%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.1%, 28.6%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(63.08, 20.61, -26.01)

LCH

lch(63.08, 33.19, 308.39)

OKLCH

oklch(69%, 0.0864, 304.3)

HWB

hwb(266.3, 55.7%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aec78e

Analogous

#8e92c7

#a78ec7

#c48ec7

Triadic

#a78ec7

#c7a78e

#8ec7a7

Split-complementary

#a78ec7

#c7c48e

#92c78e

Tetradic

#a78ec7

#c78eae

#aec78e

#8ec7a7

Square

#a78ec7

#c78e92

#aec78e

#8ec7c4

Shades

Color #a78ec7 mixed toward black.

#8968b4

#6d4b98

#523972

#37264c

#1b1326

Tints

Color #a78ec7 mixed toward white.

#b6a1d0

#c4b4da

#d3c7e3

#e2d9ec

#f0ecf6

Tones

Color #a78ec7 mixed toward gray.

#a893c2

#a898be

#a99cb9

#a9a1b4

#aaa6af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9dbb · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#9ea0b8 · ΔE 11.7

Tritanopia

#a6b1af · ΔE 23.1

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 20.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a78ec7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a78ec7]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#a78ec7 (#a78ec7) is rgb(167, 142, 199) in RGB.

No, #a78ec7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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