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#a16dbb

a balanced, soft violet · warm · closest name: orchid

RGB
161, 109, 187
HSL
280°, 36%, 58%
CMYK
14, 42, 0, 27
Luminance
0.2210

Every format

HEX#a16dbb
RGBrgb(161, 109, 187)
HSLhsl(280, 36%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 42%, 0%, 27%)
LABlab(54.1 34.8 -33.1)
LCHlch(54.1 48.0 316.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.619 0.127 313.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #a16dbb;
background-color: #a16dbb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#a16dbb] bg-[#a16dbb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #a16dbb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.631, green: 0.427, blue: 0.733)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#a16dbb")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#a16dbb on white: 3.87:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#a16dbb on black: 5.42:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red63.1%
Green42.7%
Blue73.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan13.9%
Magenta41.7%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)26.7%

Color previews

#a16dbb text on a black background

contrast 5.42:1

Card sample

#a16dbb text on a white background

contrast 3.87:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #a16dbb;
Background color
Panel with #a16dbb background
background-color: #a16dbb;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #a16dbb;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(161, 109, 187, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(161, 109, 187, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #a16dbb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a16dbb, #BB6DA1);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #a16dbb

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #a16dbb in the Color Lab