#a88bb3

Color #a88bb3

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.07 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 12.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a88bb3

RGB

rgb(168, 139, 179)

HSL

hsl(283.5, 20.8%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(283.5, 22.3%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.1%, 22.3%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(61.69, 18.36, -16.84)

LCH

lch(61.69, 24.91, 317.47)

OKLCH

oklch(67.7%, 0.0664, 316.65)

HWB

hwb(283.5, 54.5%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96b38b

Analogous

#948bb3

#a88bb3

#b38baa

Triadic

#a88bb3

#b3a88b

#8bb3a8

Split-complementary

#a88bb3

#aab38b

#8bb394

Tetradic

#a88bb3

#b38b96

#96b38b

#8bb3a8

Square

#a88bb3

#b3948b

#96b38b

#8baab3

Shades

Color #a88bb3 mixed toward black.

#906b9e

#745480

#573f60

#3a2a40

#1d1520

Tints

Color #a88bb3 mixed toward white.

#b79ec0

#c5b2cc

#d4c5d9

#e2d8e6

#f1ecf2

Tones

Color #a88bb3 mixed toward gray.

#a78fb0

#a592ac

#a495a9

#a298a6

#a19ca2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9caa · ΔE 13.5

Deuteranopia

#9ea0a8 · ΔE 16.4

Tritanopia

#a7a3a2 · ΔE 18.5

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 18.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a88bb3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a88bb3]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#a88bb3 (#a88bb3) is rgb(168, 139, 179) in RGB.

No, #a88bb3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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