#a97bc8

Color #a97bc8

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 17.87 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a97bc8

RGB

rgb(169, 123, 200)

HSL

hsl(275.8, 41.2%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.8, 38.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.5%, 38.5%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(58.76, 32.23, -33.24)

LCH

lch(58.76, 46.3, 314.12)

OKLCH

oklch(65.7%, 0.1213, 310.82)

HWB

hwb(275.8, 48.2%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ac87b

Analogous

#827bc8

#a97bc8

#c87bc1

Triadic

#a97bc8

#c8a97b

#7bc8a9

Split-complementary

#a97bc8

#c1c87b

#7bc882

Tetradic

#a97bc8

#c87b9a

#9ac87b

#7bc8a9

Square

#a97bc8

#c8827b

#9ac87b

#7bc1c8

Shades

Color #a97bc8 mixed toward black.

#9055b8

#743f98

#572f72

#3a204c

#1d1026

Tints

Color #a97bc8 mixed toward white.

#b791d1

#c6a7da

#d4bde3

#e2d3ed

#f1e9f6

Tones

Color #a97bc8 mixed toward gray.

#a881c2

#a688bb

#a58eb5

#a495ae

#a39ba8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.35:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9797b9 · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#9a9db5 · ΔE 15.9

Tritanopia

#a7aca9 · ΔE 26.3

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 23.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a97bc8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a97bc8]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a97bc8 (#a97bc8) is rgb(169, 123, 200) in RGB.

No, #a97bc8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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