#a961f1

Color #a961f1

A vivid, highly saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Orchid #ba55d3 · ΔE 14.7 Nearest Tailwind class purple-500 #ad46ff · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#a961f1

RGB

rgb(169, 97, 241)

HSL

hsl(270, 83.7%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 59.8%, 94.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.9%, 59.8%, 0%, 5.5%)

LAB

lab(55.42, 55.64, -61.59)

LCH

lch(55.42, 83, 312.09)

OKLCH

oklch(63.9%, 0.2105, 304.1)

HWB

hwb(270, 38%, 5.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9f161

Analogous

#6161f1

#a961f1

#f161f1

Triadic

#a961f1

#f1a961

#61f1a9

Split-complementary

#a961f1

#f1f161

#61f161

Tetradic

#a961f1

#f161a9

#a9f161

#61f1a9

Square

#a961f1

#f16161

#a9f161

#61f1f1

Shades

Color #a961f1 mixed toward black.

#8d2dec

#7112cf

#550e9b

#380968

#1c0534

Tints

Color #a961f1 mixed toward white.

#b77bf3

#c696f6

#d4b0f8

#e2cafa

#f1e5fd

Tones

Color #a961f1 mixed toward gray.

#a96de5

#a979d9

#a985cd

#a991c1

#a99db5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.67:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8fd9 · ΔE 15

Deuteranopia

#9398d3 · ΔE 17.8

Tritanopia

#a6c4bf · ΔE 34.2

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 29

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a961f1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a961f1]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#a961f1 (#a961f1) is rgb(169, 97, 241) in RGB.

No, #a961f1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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