#a196ca

Color #a196ca

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.97 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 10.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a196ca

RGB

rgb(161, 150, 202)

HSL

hsl(252.7, 32.9%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.7, 25.7%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.3%, 25.7%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(64.69, 14.85, -25.26)

LCH

lch(64.69, 29.3, 300.45)

OKLCH

oklch(70.1%, 0.076, 294.07)

HWB

hwb(252.7, 58.8%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfca96

Analogous

#96a5ca

#a196ca

#bb96ca

Triadic

#a196ca

#caa196

#96caa1

Split-complementary

#a196ca

#cabb96

#a5ca96

Tetradic

#a196ca

#ca96bf

#bfca96

#96caa1

Square

#a196ca

#ca96a5

#bfca96

#96cabb

Shades

Color #a196ca mixed toward black.

#7e6fb6

#5f4f9c

#473b75

#30274e

#181427

Tints

Color #a196ca mixed toward white.

#b1a7d3

#c0b9dc

#d0cae4

#e0dced

#efedf6

Tones

Color #a196ca mixed toward gray.

#a39ac6

#a69fc1

#a8a3bd

#aba7b9

#adacb4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9cbf · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#9d9ebc · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#a0b6b4 · ΔE 23.7

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 18.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a196ca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a196ca]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a196ca (#a196ca) is rgb(161, 150, 202) in RGB.

No, #a196ca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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