#a797c6

Color #a797c6

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.04 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 10.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a797c6

RGB

rgb(167, 151, 198)

HSL

hsl(260.4, 29.2%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260.4, 23.7%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.7%, 23.7%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(65.3, 15.29, -22.05)

LCH

lch(65.3, 26.83, 304.74)

OKLCH

oklch(70.7%, 0.0697, 300.24)

HWB

hwb(260.4, 59.2%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6c697

Analogous

#979ec6

#a797c6

#be97c6

Triadic

#a797c6

#c6a797

#97c6a7

Split-complementary

#a797c6

#c6be97

#9ec697

Tetradic

#a797c6

#c697b6

#b6c697

#97c6a7

Square

#a797c6

#c6979e

#b6c697

#97c6be

Shades

Color #a797c6 mixed toward black.

#8771b1

#695296

#4f3e71

#35294b

#1a1526

Tints

Color #a797c6 mixed toward white.

#b6a8cf

#c4bad9

#d3cbe2

#e2dcec

#f0eef5

Tones

Color #a797c6 mixed toward gray.

#a89bc2

#a99fbe

#aba3ba

#aca7b6

#adaab2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0bc · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#a1a2ba · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#a6b4b2 · ΔE 22.4

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 18.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a797c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a797c6]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#a797c6 (#a797c6) is rgb(167, 151, 198) in RGB.

No, #a797c6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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