#a985c1

Color #a985c1

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 15.15 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 11.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a985c1

RGB

rgb(169, 133, 193)

HSL

hsl(276, 32.6%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276, 31.1%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.4%, 31.1%, 0%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(60.84, 25.05, -26.07)

LCH

lch(60.84, 36.15, 313.86)

OKLCH

oklch(67.2%, 0.095, 311.29)

HWB

hwb(276, 52.2%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9dc185

Analogous

#8b85c1

#a985c1

#c185bb

Triadic

#a985c1

#c1a985

#85c1a9

Split-complementary

#a985c1

#bbc185

#85c18b

Tetradic

#a985c1

#c1859d

#9dc185

#85c1a9

Square

#a985c1

#c18b85

#9dc185

#85bbc1

Shades

Color #a985c1 mixed toward black.

#9061af

#744990

#57376c

#3a2548

#1d1224

Tints

Color #a985c1 mixed toward white.

#b799cb

#c6aed6

#d4c2e0

#e2d6ea

#f1ebf5

Tones

Color #a985c1 mixed toward gray.

#a88abc

#a78fb7

#a694b2

#a599ad

#a49ea8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.81:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9ab5 · ΔE 12.1

Deuteranopia

#9d9fb2 · ΔE 15.2

Tritanopia

#a7aaa8 · ΔE 23.6

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 21.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a985c1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a985c1]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a985c1 (#a985c1) is rgb(169, 133, 193) in RGB.

No, #a985c1 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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