#aa88bf

Color #aa88bf

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 15.12 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 12.6

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Conversions

HEX

#aa88bf

RGB

rgb(170, 136, 191)

HSL

hsl(277.1, 30.1%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.1, 28.8%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(11%, 28.8%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(61.58, 23.24, -23.78)

LCH

lch(61.58, 33.25, 314.34)

OKLCH

oklch(67.8%, 0.0876, 312.13)

HWB

hwb(277.1, 53.3%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9dbf88

Analogous

#8e88bf

#aa88bf

#bf88b8

Triadic

#aa88bf

#bfaa88

#88bfaa

Split-complementary

#aa88bf

#b8bf88

#88bf8e

Tetradic

#aa88bf

#bf889d

#9dbf88

#88bfaa

Square

#aa88bf

#bf8e88

#9dbf88

#88b8bf

Shades

Color #aa88bf mixed toward black.

#9164ac

#754c8e

#58396a

#3a2647

#1d1323

Tints

Color #aa88bf mixed toward white.

#b89cca

#c6b0d4

#d4c3df

#e3d7ea

#f1ebf4

Tones

Color #aa88bf mixed toward gray.

#a98cba

#a891b6

#a796b1

#a69aad

#a59fa8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.98:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9cb4 · ΔE 12.6

Deuteranopia

#9ea1b1 · ΔE 15.8

Tritanopia

#a9aaa8 · ΔE 24.2

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 21

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aa88bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aa88bf]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#aa88bf (#aa88bf) is rgb(170, 136, 191) in RGB.

No, #aa88bf 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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