#a96ebd

Color #a96ebd

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 17.8 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 11

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Conversions

HEX

#a96ebd

RGB

rgb(169, 110, 189)

HSL

hsl(284.8, 37.4%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(284.8, 41.8%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.6%, 41.8%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(55.34, 37.12, -32.3)

LCH

lch(55.34, 49.21, 318.97)

OKLCH

oklch(63%, 0.1311, 317.19)

HWB

hwb(284.8, 43.1%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#82bd6e

Analogous

#816ebd

#a96ebd

#bd6ea9

Triadic

#a96ebd

#bda96e

#6ebda9

Split-complementary

#a96ebd

#a9bd6e

#6ebd81

Tetradic

#a96ebd

#bd6e82

#82bd6e

#6ebda9

Square

#a96ebd

#bd816e

#82bd6e

#6ea9bd

Shades

Color #a96ebd mixed toward black.

#944eab

#763e89

#592f67

#3b1f44

#1e1022

Tints

Color #a96ebd mixed toward white.

#b786c8

#c69ed3

#d4b6de

#e2cfe9

#f1e7f4

Tones

Color #a96ebd mixed toward gray.

#a675b6

#a27bb0

#9f82a9

#9c88a3

#998f9c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.65:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393ae · ΔE 16.7

Deuteranopia

#969aaa · ΔE 19.7

Tritanopia

#a7a19e · ΔE 26.9

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 24.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a96ebd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a96ebd]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#a96ebd (#a96ebd) is rgb(169, 110, 189) in RGB.

No, #a96ebd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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