#a794bb

Color #a794bb

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 18.07 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a794bb

RGB

rgb(167, 148, 187)

HSL

hsl(269.2, 22.3%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(269.2, 20.9%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.7%, 20.9%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(64.15, 14.6, -17.64)

LCH

lch(64.15, 22.9, 309.61)

OKLCH

oklch(69.7%, 0.0599, 306.93)

HWB

hwb(269.2, 58%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8bb94

Analogous

#9495bb

#a794bb

#bb94bb

Triadic

#a794bb

#bba794

#94bba7

Split-complementary

#a794bb

#bbbb94

#95bb94

Tetradic

#a794bb

#bb94a8

#a8bb94

#94bba7

Square

#a794bb

#bb9495

#a8bb94

#94bbbb

Shades

Color #a794bb mixed toward black.

#8b72a5

#6f5789

#534166

#382b44

#1c1622

Tints

Color #a794bb mixed toward white.

#b6a6c6

#c4b8d2

#d3cadd

#e2dbe8

#f0edf4

Tones

Color #a794bb mixed toward gray.

#a797b8

#a79bb5

#a79eb1

#a7a1ae

#a7a4ab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fb3 · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#a0a2b0 · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#a6acaa · ΔE 20

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 17.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a794bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a794bb]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#a794bb (#a794bb) is rgb(167, 148, 187) in RGB.

No, #a794bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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