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#a45dbb

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

RGB
164, 93, 187
HSL
285°, 41%, 55%
CMYK
12, 50, 0, 27
Luminance
0.1931

Every format

HEX#a45dbb
RGBrgb(164, 93, 187)
HSLhsl(285, 41%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 50%, 0%, 27%)
LABlab(51.0 44.5 -37.9)
LCHlch(51.0 58.4 319.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.597 0.155 317.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #a45dbb;
background-color: #a45dbb;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#a45dbb] bg-[#a45dbb]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #a45dbb;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.643, green: 0.365, blue: 0.733)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#a45dbb")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#a45dbb on white: 4.32:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#a45dbb on black: 4.86:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red64.3%
Green36.5%
Blue73.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan12.3%
Magenta50.3%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)26.7%

Color previews

#a45dbb text on a black background

contrast 4.86:1

Card sample

#a45dbb text on a white background

contrast 4.32:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #a45dbb;
Background color
Panel with #a45dbb background
background-color: #a45dbb;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #a45dbb;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(164, 93, 187, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(164, 93, 187, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #a45dbb;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a45dbb, #BB5D93);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #a45dbb

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #a45dbb in the Color Lab