#a897b3

Color #a897b3

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 15.73 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a897b3

RGB

rgb(168, 151, 179)

HSL

hsl(276.4, 15.6%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.4, 15.6%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.1%, 15.6%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(64.73, 11.58, -12.26)

LCH

lch(64.73, 16.86, 313.37)

OKLCH

oklch(70%, 0.0445, 312.18)

HWB

hwb(276.4, 59.2%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2b397

Analogous

#9a97b3

#a897b3

#b397b0

Triadic

#a897b3

#b3a897

#97b3a8

Split-complementary

#a897b3

#b0b397

#97b39a

Tetradic

#a897b3

#b397a2

#a2b397

#97b3a8

Square

#a897b3

#b39a97

#a2b397

#97b0b3

Shades

Color #a897b3 mixed toward black.

#8d779c

#725d7f

#55465f

#392e40

#1c1720

Tints

Color #a897b3 mixed toward white.

#b6a8c0

#c5bacc

#d3cbd9

#e2dce6

#f0eef2

Tones

Color #a897b3 mixed toward gray.

#a799b1

#a79cae

#a69eac

#a6a0aa

#a5a3a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1ad · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#a2a3ab · ΔE 11.5

Tritanopia

#a7a8a6 · ΔE 16.7

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 14.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a897b3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a897b3]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a897b3 (#a897b3) is rgb(168, 151, 179) in RGB.

No, #a897b3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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