#a09ed1

Color #a09ed1

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 20.27 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#a09ed1

RGB

rgb(160, 158, 209)

HSL

hsl(242.4, 35.7%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(242.4, 24.4%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.4%, 24.4%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(66.92, 11.66, -25.73)

LCH

lch(66.92, 28.25, 294.38)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.0737, 286.15)

HWB

hwb(242.4, 62%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfd19e

Analogous

#9eb6d1

#a09ed1

#ba9ed1

Triadic

#a09ed1

#d1a09e

#9ed1a0

Split-complementary

#a09ed1

#d1ba9e

#b6d19e

Tetradic

#a09ed1

#d19ecf

#cfd19e

#9ed1a0

Square

#a09ed1

#d19eb6

#cfd19e

#9ed1ba

Shades

Color #a09ed1 mixed toward black.

#7775bd

#524fa6

#3e3b7d

#292753

#15142a

Tints

Color #a09ed1 mixed toward white.

#b0aed9

#c0bee0

#d0cfe8

#dfdff0

#efeff7

Tones

Color #a09ed1 mixed toward gray.

#a4a2cd

#a8a7c9

#acabc4

#b0afc0

#b4b3bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fc6 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#9f9fc4 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#a0bdbb · ΔE 23.6

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 18.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a09ed1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a09ed1]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a09ed1 (#a09ed1) is rgb(160, 158, 209) in RGB.

No, #a09ed1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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