#a09bdd

Color #a09bdd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 18.47 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a09bdd

RGB

rgb(160, 155, 221)

HSL

hsl(244.5, 49.3%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244.5, 29.9%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.6%, 29.9%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(66.62, 16.25, -32.83)

LCH

lch(66.62, 36.63, 296.33)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.0953, 287.22)

HWB

hwb(244.5, 60.8%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8dd9b

Analogous

#9bb7dd

#a09bdd

#c19bdd

Triadic

#a09bdd

#dda09b

#9bdda0

Split-complementary

#a09bdd

#ddc19b

#b7dd9b

Tetradic

#a09bdd

#dd9bd8

#d8dd9b

#9bdda0

Square

#a09bdd

#dd9bb7

#d8dd9b

#9bddc1

Shades

Color #a09bdd mixed toward black.

#736ccd

#4940bb

#37308c

#24205e

#12102f

Tints

Color #a09bdd mixed toward white.

#b0ace3

#c0bce8

#cfcdee

#dfdef4

#efeef9

Tones

Color #a09bdd mixed toward gray.

#a5a0d7

#a9a6d2

#aeabcc

#b3b1c7

#b7b6c1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ed0 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#9e9fcc · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#a0c4c1 · ΔE 25.9

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 20.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a09bdd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a09bdd]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a09bdd (#a09bdd) is rgb(160, 155, 221) in RGB.

No, #a09bdd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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