#a18add

Color #a18add

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 16.89 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#a18add

RGB

rgb(161, 138, 221)

HSL

hsl(256.6, 55%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256.6, 37.6%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.1%, 37.6%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(62.49, 26.24, -39.27)

LCH

lch(62.49, 47.23, 303.75)

OKLCH

oklch(68.7%, 0.1215, 295.81)

HWB

hwb(256.6, 54.1%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6dd8a

Analogous

#8a9ddd

#a18add

#ca8add

Triadic

#a18add

#dda18a

#8adda1

Split-complementary

#a18add

#ddca8a

#9ddd8a

Tetradic

#a18add

#dd8ac6

#c6dd8a

#8adda1

Square

#a18add

#dd8a9d

#c6dd8a

#8addca

Shades

Color #a18add mixed toward black.

#7c5cd0

#5a36ba

#44288b

#2d1b5d

#170d2e

Tints

Color #a18add mixed toward white.

#b19ee3

#c0b1e8

#d0c5ee

#e0d8f4

#efecf9

Tones

Color #a18add mixed toward gray.

#a491d6

#a798cf

#aa9fc8

#ada6c1

#b0adba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9897cd · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#999bc9 · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#a0bfbc · ΔE 27.2

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 23.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a18add;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a18add]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#a18add (#a18add) is rgb(161, 138, 221) in RGB.

No, #a18add is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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