#a990bf

Color #a990bf

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.31 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 12.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a990bf

RGB

rgb(169, 144, 191)

HSL

hsl(271.9, 26.9%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.9, 24.6%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.5%, 24.6%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(63.46, 18.38, -20.92)

LCH

lch(63.46, 27.85, 311.3)

OKLCH

oklch(69.2%, 0.073, 308.66)

HWB

hwb(271.9, 56.5%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6bf90

Analogous

#9190bf

#a990bf

#bf90be

Triadic

#a990bf

#bfa990

#90bfa9

Split-complementary

#a990bf

#bebf90

#90bf91

Tetradic

#a990bf

#bf90a6

#a6bf90

#90bfa9

Square

#a990bf

#bf9190

#a6bf90

#90bebf

Shades

Color #a990bf mixed toward black.

#8e6dab

#72528e

#553d6a

#392947

#1c1423

Tints

Color #a990bf mixed toward white.

#b7a3ca

#c6b5d4

#d4c8df

#e2daea

#f1edf4

Tones

Color #a990bf mixed toward gray.

#a994bb

#a998b7

#a89cb3

#a8a0af

#a8a4ab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fb5 · ΔE 11

Deuteranopia

#a0a2b3 · ΔE 13.2

Tritanopia

#a8adab · ΔE 21.5

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 19.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a990bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a990bf]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#a990bf (#a990bf) is rgb(169, 144, 191) in RGB.

No, #a990bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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