#a88cad

Color #a88cad

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 19.1 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a88cad

RGB

rgb(168, 140, 173)

HSL

hsl(290.9, 16.8%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(290.9, 19.1%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.9%, 19.1%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(61.74, 16.58, -13.37)

LCH

lch(61.74, 21.3, 321.12)

OKLCH

oklch(67.7%, 0.0574, 321.15)

HWB

hwb(290.9, 54.9%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#91ad8c

Analogous

#988cad

#a88cad

#ad8ca2

Triadic

#a88cad

#ada88c

#8cada8

Split-complementary

#a88cad

#a2ad8c

#8cad98

Tetradic

#a88cad

#ad8c91

#91ad8c

#8cada8

Square

#a88cad

#ad988c

#91ad8c

#8ca2ad

Shades

Color #a88cad mixed toward black.

#916e97

#75577a

#57415b

#3a2b3d

#1d161e

Tints

Color #a88cad mixed toward white.

#b79fbb

#c5b2c8

#d4c6d6

#e2d9e4

#f1ecf1

Tones

Color #a88cad mixed toward gray.

#a68faa

#a492a8

#a294a5

#a097a2

#9e9a9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9ca6 · ΔE 13.3

Deuteranopia

#9ea0a4 · ΔE 16.7

Tritanopia

#a7a09e · ΔE 16.5

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 17.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a88cad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a88cad]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#a88cad (#a88cad) is rgb(168, 140, 173) in RGB.

No, #a88cad is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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