#a897b2

Color #a897b2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 15.69 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a897b2

RGB

rgb(168, 151, 178)

HSL

hsl(277.8, 14.9%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.8, 15.2%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.6%, 15.2%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(64.7, 11.38, -11.74)

LCH

lch(64.7, 16.35, 314.11)

OKLCH

oklch(70%, 0.0432, 313.03)

HWB

hwb(277.8, 59.2%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1b297

Analogous

#9a97b2

#a897b2

#b297ae

Triadic

#a897b2

#b2a897

#97b2a8

Split-complementary

#a897b2

#aeb297

#97b29a

Tetradic

#a897b2

#b297a1

#a1b297

#97b2a8

Square

#a897b2

#b29a97

#a1b297

#97aeb2

Shades

Color #a897b2 mixed toward black.

#8e779b

#725d7e

#55465e

#392f3f

#1c171f

Tints

Color #a897b2 mixed toward white.

#b6a8bf

#c5bacc

#d3cbd8

#e2dce5

#f0eef2

Tones

Color #a897b2 mixed toward gray.

#a799b0

#a79bad

#a69eab

#a6a0a9

#a5a2a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1ac · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#a2a3aa · ΔE 11.7

Tritanopia

#a7a7a6 · ΔE 15.2

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 14.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a897b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a897b2]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a897b2 (#a897b2) is rgb(168, 151, 178) in RGB.

No, #a897b2 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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