#a874a8

Color #a874a8

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.11 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 14.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a874a8

RGB

rgb(168, 116, 168)

HSL

hsl(300, 23%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 31%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 31%, 0%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(55.73, 29.2, -19.63)

LCH

lch(55.73, 35.18, 326.09)

OKLCH

oklch(63%, 0.0967, 326.64)

HWB

hwb(300, 45.5%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#74a874

Analogous

#8e74a8

#a874a8

#a8748e

Triadic

#a874a8

#a8a874

#74a8a8

Split-complementary

#a874a8

#8ea874

#74a88e

Tetradic

#a874a8

#a87474

#74a874

#74a8a8

Square

#a874a8

#a88e74

#74a874

#748ea8

Shades

Color #a874a8 mixed toward black.

#925b92

#744974

#573757

#3a243a

#1d121d

Tints

Color #a874a8 mixed toward white.

#b78bb7

#c5a2c5

#d4bad4

#e2d1e2

#f1e8f1

Tones

Color #a874a8 mixed toward gray.

#a478a4

#9f7d9f

#9b819b

#978597

#928a92

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.73:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#94949d · ΔE 19.7

Deuteranopia

#979b9b · ΔE 20.1

Tritanopia

#a69492 · ΔE 20

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 22.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a874a8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a874a8]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#a874a8 (#a874a8) is rgb(168, 116, 168) in RGB.

No, #a874a8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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