#a85fcd

Color #a85fcd

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Orchid #ba55d3 · ΔE 10.96 Nearest Tailwind class purple-500 #ad46ff · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a85fcd

RGB

rgb(168, 95, 205)

HSL

hsl(279.8, 52.4%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(279.8, 53.7%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(18%, 53.7%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(52.86, 48.32, -45.37)

LCH

lch(52.86, 66.28, 316.8)

OKLCH

oklch(61.4%, 0.1735, 313.04)

HWB

hwb(279.8, 37.3%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#84cd5f

Analogous

#715fcd

#a85fcd

#cd5fbb

Triadic

#a85fcd

#cda85f

#5fcda8

Split-complementary

#a85fcd

#bbcd5f

#5fcd71

Tetradic

#a85fcd

#cd5f84

#84cd5f

#5fcda8

Square

#a85fcd

#cd715f

#84cd5f

#5fbbcd

Shades

Color #a85fcd mixed toward black.

#923bbe

#753098

#582472

#3b184c

#1d0c26

Tints

Color #a85fcd mixed toward white.

#b67ad5

#c594de

#d3afe6

#e2caee

#f0e4f7

Tones

Color #a85fcd mixed toward gray.

#a568c4

#a271bb

#9f7ab1

#9c84a8

#998d9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.18:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8eba · ΔE 17.4

Deuteranopia

#9297b5 · ΔE 20.4

Tritanopia

#a5a9a5 · ΔE 31.7

Achromatopsia

#7e7e7e · ΔE 26.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a85fcd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a85fcd]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#a85fcd (#a85fcd) is rgb(168, 95, 205) in RGB.

No, #a85fcd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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