#a98cc6

Color #a98cc6

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 15.38 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 11.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a98cc6

RGB

rgb(169, 140, 198)

HSL

hsl(270, 33.7%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 29.3%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.6%, 29.3%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(62.73, 22.16, -25.96)

LCH

lch(62.73, 34.13, 310.48)

OKLCH

oklch(68.7%, 0.0892, 307.02)

HWB

hwb(270, 54.9%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9c68c

Analogous

#8c8cc6

#a98cc6

#c68cc6

Triadic

#a98cc6

#c6a98c

#8cc6a9

Split-complementary

#a98cc6

#c6c68c

#8cc68c

Tetradic

#a98cc6

#c68ca9

#a9c68c

#8cc6a9

Square

#a98cc6

#c68c8c

#a9c68c

#8cc6c6

Shades

Color #a98cc6 mixed toward black.

#8d66b3

#714b97

#553871

#38254b

#1c1326

Tints

Color #a98cc6 mixed toward white.

#b79fd0

#c6b2d9

#d4c6e3

#e2d9ec

#f1ecf6

Tones

Color #a98cc6 mixed toward gray.

#a991c1

#a996bc

#a99bb8

#a99fb3

#a9a4ae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9dba · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#9fa1b7 · ΔE 13

Tritanopia

#a8b0ae · ΔE 23

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 21.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a98cc6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a98cc6]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#a98cc6 (#a98cc6) is rgb(169, 140, 198) in RGB.

No, #a98cc6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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