#a09ec7

Color #a09ec7

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 16.87 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a09ec7

RGB

rgb(160, 158, 199)

HSL

hsl(242.9, 26.8%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(242.9, 20.6%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.6%, 20.6%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(66.56, 9.33, -20.74)

LCH

lch(66.56, 22.74, 294.22)

OKLCH

oklch(71.5%, 0.0593, 287.06)

HWB

hwb(242.9, 62%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5c79e

Analogous

#9eb1c7

#a09ec7

#b49ec7

Triadic

#a09ec7

#c7a09e

#9ec7a0

Split-complementary

#a09ec7

#c7b49e

#b1c79e

Tetradic

#a09ec7

#c79ec5

#c5c79e

#9ec7a0

Square

#a09ec7

#c79eb1

#c5c79e

#9ec7b4

Shades

Color #a09ec7 mixed toward black.

#7b78b1

#5a5797

#444171

#2d2c4b

#171626

Tints

Color #a09ec7 mixed toward white.

#b0aed0

#c0beda

#cfcee3

#dfdfec

#efeff6

Tones

Color #a09ec7 mixed toward gray.

#a3a1c4

#a6a5c0

#a9a8bd

#acacb9

#afafb6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fbe · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#9f9fbc · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#a0b7b5 · ΔE 21.5

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 15.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a09ec7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a09ec7]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a09ec7 (#a09ec7) is rgb(160, 158, 199) in RGB.

No, #a09ec7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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