#a988b1

Color #a988b1

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.38 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 12.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a988b1

RGB

rgb(169, 136, 177)

HSL

hsl(288.3, 20.8%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288.3, 23.2%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.5%, 23.2%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(60.97, 20, -16.79)

LCH

lch(60.97, 26.11, 319.99)

OKLCH

oklch(67.1%, 0.0701, 319.63)

HWB

hwb(288.3, 53.3%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#90b188

Analogous

#9588b1

#a988b1

#b188a5

Triadic

#a988b1

#b1a988

#88b1a9

Split-complementary

#a988b1

#a5b188

#88b195

Tetradic

#a988b1

#b18890

#90b188

#88b1a9

Square

#a988b1

#b19588

#90b188

#88a5b1

Shades

Color #a988b1 mixed toward black.

#92699c

#76537e

#583e5f

#3b293f

#1d1520

Tints

Color #a988b1 mixed toward white.

#b79cbe

#c6b0cb

#d4c4d8

#e2d7e5

#f1ebf2

Tones

Color #a988b1 mixed toward gray.

#a78cae

#a58faa

#a392a7

#a196a3

#9f99a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.84:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9ca8 · ΔE 15

Deuteranopia

#9ea0a6 · ΔE 17.9

Tritanopia

#a8a19f · ΔE 18.8

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 19.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a988b1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a988b1]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#a988b1 (#a988b1) is rgb(169, 136, 177) in RGB.

No, #a988b1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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