#a09ecb

Color #a09ecb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 18.1 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a09ecb

RGB

rgb(160, 158, 203)

HSL

hsl(242.7, 30.2%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(242.7, 22.2%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.2%, 22.2%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(66.7, 10.25, -22.74)

LCH

lch(66.7, 24.94, 294.26)

OKLCH

oklch(71.7%, 0.065, 286.71)

HWB

hwb(242.7, 62%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9cb9e

Analogous

#9eb3cb

#a09ecb

#b79ecb

Triadic

#a09ecb

#cba09e

#9ecba0

Split-complementary

#a09ecb

#cbb79e

#b3cb9e

Tetradic

#a09ecb

#cb9ec9

#c9cb9e

#9ecba0

Square

#a09ecb

#cb9eb3

#c9cb9e

#9ecbb7

Shades

Color #a09ecb mixed toward black.

#7a77b6

#57549d

#413f76

#2c2a4e

#161527

Tints

Color #a09ecb mixed toward white.

#b0aed4

#c0bedc

#d0cfe5

#dfdfee

#efeff6

Tones

Color #a09ecb mixed toward gray.

#a3a2c7

#a7a6c4

#aaa9c0

#aeadbc

#b1b1b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fc1 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#9f9fbf · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#a0b9b7 · ΔE 22.4

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 16.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a09ecb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a09ecb]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a09ecb (#a09ecb) is rgb(160, 158, 203) in RGB.

No, #a09ecb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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