#a09ecd

Color #a09ecd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 18.79 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 9.5

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#a09ecd

RGB

rgb(160, 158, 205)

HSL

hsl(242.6, 32%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(242.6, 22.9%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(22%, 22.9%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(66.77, 10.72, -23.74)

LCH

lch(66.77, 26.05, 294.3)

OKLCH

oklch(71.8%, 0.0679, 286.51)

HWB

hwb(242.6, 62%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbcd9e

Analogous

#9eb4cd

#a09ecd

#b89ecd

Triadic

#a09ecd

#cda09e

#9ecda0

Split-complementary

#a09ecd

#cdb89e

#b4cd9e

Tetradic

#a09ecd

#cd9ecb

#cbcd9e

#9ecda0

Square

#a09ecd

#cd9eb4

#cbcd9e

#9ecdb8

Shades

Color #a09ecd mixed toward black.

#7976b8

#5652a0

#403e78

#2b2950

#151528

Tints

Color #a09ecd mixed toward white.

#b0aed5

#c0bede

#d0cfe6

#dfdfee

#efeff7

Tones

Color #a09ecd mixed toward gray.

#a4a2c9

#a7a6c5

#abaac1

#aeaebd

#b2b2b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fc3 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#9f9fc0 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#a0bbb9 · ΔE 23

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 17.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a09ecd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a09ecd]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a09ecd (#a09ecd) is rgb(160, 158, 205) in RGB.

No, #a09ecd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #a09ecd, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast