#a09ed6

Color #a09ed6

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 21.57 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a09ed6

RGB

rgb(160, 158, 214)

HSL

hsl(242.1, 40.6%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(242.1, 26.2%, 83.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.2%, 26.2%, 0%, 16.1%)

LAB

lab(67.11, 12.85, -28.21)

LCH

lch(67.11, 31, 294.49)

OKLCH

oklch(72.1%, 0.0809, 285.79)

HWB

hwb(242.1, 62%, 16.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d4d69e

Analogous

#9eb8d6

#a09ed6

#bc9ed6

Triadic

#a09ed6

#d6a09e

#9ed6a0

Split-complementary

#a09ed6

#d6bc9e

#b8d69e

Tetradic

#a09ed6

#d69ed4

#d4d69e

#9ed6a0

Square

#a09ed6

#d69eb8

#d4d69e

#9ed6bc

Shades

Color #a09ed6 mixed toward black.

#7572c4

#4d4aae

#3a3783

#272557

#13122c

Tints

Color #a09ed6 mixed toward white.

#b0aedd

#c0bee4

#cfceea

#dfdff1

#efeff8

Tones

Color #a09ed6 mixed toward gray.

#a4a3d1

#a8a7cd

#adacc8

#b1b1c3

#b6b5bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fca · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#9f9fc7 · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#a0c0be · ΔE 24.3

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 19.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a09ed6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a09ed6]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a09ed6 (#a09ed6) is rgb(160, 158, 214) in RGB.

No, #a09ed6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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