#a994b9

Color #a994b9

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 17.42 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#a994b9

RGB

rgb(169, 148, 185)

HSL

hsl(274.1, 20.9%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.1, 20%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.6%, 20%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(64.26, 14.85, -16.34)

LCH

lch(64.26, 22.08, 312.26)

OKLCH

oklch(69.8%, 0.058, 310.39)

HWB

hwb(274.1, 58%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4b994

Analogous

#9794b9

#a994b9

#b994b6

Triadic

#a994b9

#b9a994

#94b9a9

Split-complementary

#a994b9

#b6b994

#94b997

Tetradic

#a994b9

#b994a4

#a4b994

#94b9a9

Square

#a994b9

#b99794

#a4b994

#94b6b9

Shades

Color #a994b9 mixed toward black.

#8e72a3

#725886

#564265

#392c43

#1d1622

Tints

Color #a994b9 mixed toward white.

#b7a6c5

#c6b8d0

#d4cadc

#e2dbe8

#f1edf3

Tones

Color #a994b9 mixed toward gray.

#a997b6

#a89ab3

#a89db0

#a7a0ad

#a7a3aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0b1 · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#a2a3af · ΔE 12.6

Tritanopia

#a8aaa9 · ΔE 18.3

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 16.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a994b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a994b9]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#a994b9 (#a994b9) is rgb(169, 148, 185) in RGB.

No, #a994b9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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