#a87cbf

Color #a87cbf

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.53 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 11

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Conversions

HEX

#a87cbf

RGB

rgb(168, 124, 191)

HSL

hsl(279.4, 34.4%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(279.4, 35.1%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(12%, 35.1%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(58.51, 29.4, -28.53)

LCH

lch(58.51, 40.97, 315.86)

OKLCH

oklch(65.4%, 0.1082, 313.58)

HWB

hwb(279.4, 48.6%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#93bf7c

Analogous

#877cbf

#a87cbf

#bf7cb5

Triadic

#a87cbf

#bfa87c

#7cbfa8

Split-complementary

#a87cbf

#b5bf7c

#7cbf87

Tetradic

#a87cbf

#bf7c93

#93bf7c

#7cbfa8

Square

#a87cbf

#bf877c

#93bf7c

#7cb5bf

Shades

Color #a87cbf mixed toward black.

#9159ae

#74458d

#57346a

#3a2247

#1d1123

Tints

Color #a87cbf mixed toward white.

#b792ca

#c5a8d4

#d4bedf

#e2d3ea

#f1e9f4

Tones

Color #a87cbf mixed toward gray.

#a682ba

#a587b4

#a38dae

#a192a9

#9f98a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.3:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9797b2 · ΔE 14

Deuteranopia

#999cae · ΔE 16.9

Tritanopia

#a6a6a4 · ΔE 25.9

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 22.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a87cbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a87cbf]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#a87cbf (#a87cbf) is rgb(168, 124, 191) in RGB.

No, #a87cbf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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