#a88ac4

Color #a88ac4

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 15.57 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 11.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a88ac4

RGB

rgb(168, 138, 196)

HSL

hsl(271, 33%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271, 29.6%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.3%, 29.6%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(62.07, 22.54, -25.87)

LCH

lch(62.07, 34.31, 311.06)

OKLCH

oklch(68.2%, 0.0897, 307.75)

HWB

hwb(271, 54.1%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6c48a

Analogous

#8b8ac4

#a88ac4

#c48ac3

Triadic

#a88ac4

#c4a88a

#8ac4a8

Split-complementary

#a88ac4

#c3c48a

#8ac48b

Tetradic

#a88ac4

#c48aa6

#a6c48a

#8ac4a8

Square

#a88ac4

#c48b8a

#a6c48a

#8ac3c4

Shades

Color #a88ac4 mixed toward black.

#8c65b1

#714b94

#54386f

#38254a

#1c1325

Tints

Color #a88ac4 mixed toward white.

#b69dce

#c5b1d8

#d3c4e2

#e2d8eb

#f0ebf5

Tones

Color #a88ac4 mixed toward gray.

#a88fbf

#a894ba

#a899b6

#a79db1

#a7a2ac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9cb8 · ΔE 11

Deuteranopia

#9ea0b5 · ΔE 13.5

Tritanopia

#a7aeac · ΔE 23

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 21.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a88ac4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a88ac4]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#a88ac4 (#a88ac4) is rgb(168, 138, 196) in RGB.

No, #a88ac4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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