#a78fa8

Color #a78fa8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 16.82 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a78fa8

RGB

rgb(167, 143, 168)

HSL

hsl(297.6, 12.6%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(297.6, 14.9%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.6%, 14.9%, 0%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(62.24, 13.55, -9.79)

LCH

lch(62.24, 16.72, 324.15)

OKLCH

oklch(68%, 0.0454, 324.77)

HWB

hwb(297.6, 56.1%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#90a88f

Analogous

#9b8fa8

#a78fa8

#a88f9d

Triadic

#a78fa8

#a8a78f

#8fa8a7

Split-complementary

#a78fa8

#9da88f

#8fa89b

Tetradic

#a78fa8

#a88f90

#90a88f

#8fa8a7

Square

#a78fa8

#a89b8f

#90a88f

#8f9da8

Shades

Color #a78fa8 mixed toward black.

#907291

#745b75

#574458

#3a2d3a

#1d171d

Tints

Color #a78fa8 mixed toward white.

#b6a2b7

#c4b4c5

#d3c7d4

#e2dae2

#f0ecf1

Tones

Color #a78fa8 mixed toward gray.

#a591a6

#a393a4

#a195a2

#9f97a0

#9d999e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9da2 · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#9fa0a1 · ΔE 15.2

Tritanopia

#a69e9d · ΔE 13.2

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 14.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a78fa8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a78fa8]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#a78fa8 (#a78fa8) is rgb(167, 143, 168) in RGB.

No, #a78fa8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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