#a09be3

Color #a09be3

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 16.7 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-300 #a3b3ff · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#a09be3

RGB

rgb(160, 155, 227)

HSL

hsl(244.2, 56.2%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244.2, 31.7%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.5%, 31.7%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(66.87, 17.74, -35.75)

LCH

lch(66.87, 39.91, 296.39)

OKLCH

oklch(72.1%, 0.1037, 286.64)

HWB

hwb(244.2, 60.8%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dee39b

Analogous

#9bbae3

#a09be3

#c49be3

Triadic

#a09be3

#e3a09b

#9be3a0

Split-complementary

#a09be3

#e3c49b

#bae39b

Tetradic

#a09be3

#e39bde

#dee39b

#9be3a0

Square

#a09be3

#e39bba

#dee39b

#9be3c4

Shades

Color #a09be3 mixed toward black.

#7169d5

#4238c7

#312a95

#211c63

#100e32

Tints

Color #a09be3 mixed toward white.

#b0ace8

#c0bcec

#d0cdf1

#dfdef6

#efeefa

Tones

Color #a09be3 mixed toward gray.

#a5a1dd

#aaa7d7

#b0add1

#b5b3cb

#bab9c5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ed4 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#9e9fd1 · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#a0c8c5 · ΔE 26.6

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 21.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a09be3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a09be3]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#a09be3 (#a09be3) is rgb(160, 155, 227) in RGB.

No, #a09be3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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