#a865db

Color #a865db

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Orchid #ba55d3 · ΔE 11.21 Nearest Tailwind class purple-500 #ad46ff · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a865db

RGB

rgb(168, 101, 219)

HSL

hsl(274.1, 62.1%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.1, 53.9%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.3%, 53.9%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(54.81, 48.27, -50.22)

LCH

lch(54.81, 69.66, 313.87)

OKLCH

oklch(63.1%, 0.1797, 308.31)

HWB

hwb(274.1, 39.6%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98db65

Analogous

#6d65db

#a865db

#db65d3

Triadic

#a865db

#dba865

#65dba8

Split-complementary

#a865db

#d3db65

#65db6d

Tetradic

#a865db

#db6598

#98db65

#65dba8

Square

#a865db

#db6d65

#98db65

#65d3db

Shades

Color #a865db mixed toward black.

#903ad1

#7428ad

#571e82

#3a1456

#1d0a2b

Tints

Color #a865db mixed toward white.

#b67fe1

#c598e7

#d3b2ed

#e2ccf3

#f0e5f9

Tones

Color #a865db mixed toward gray.

#a76fd1

#a579c7

#a482bd

#a38cb4

#a196aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.55:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#908fc7 · ΔE 15.2

Deuteranopia

#9398c1 · ΔE 18.3

Tritanopia

#a5b4b0 · ΔE 30.8

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 27.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a865db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a865db]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a865db (#a865db) is rgb(168, 101, 219) in RGB.

No, #a865db is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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