#a198dc

Color #a198dc

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 18.55 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a198dc

RGB

rgb(161, 152, 220)

HSL

hsl(247.9, 49.3%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.9, 30.9%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.8%, 30.9%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(65.9, 18.01, -33.39)

LCH

lch(65.9, 37.94, 298.34)

OKLCH

oklch(71.3%, 0.0983, 289.74)

HWB

hwb(247.9, 59.6%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d3dc98

Analogous

#98b1dc

#a198dc

#c398dc

Triadic

#a198dc

#dca198

#98dca1

Split-complementary

#a198dc

#dcc398

#b1dc98

Tetradic

#a198dc

#dc98d3

#d3dc98

#98dca1

Square

#a198dc

#dc98b1

#d3dc98

#98dcc3

Shades

Color #a198dc mixed toward black.

#776acc

#4f3fb9

#3b2f8b

#271f5d

#14102e

Tints

Color #a198dc mixed toward white.

#b0a9e2

#c0bae8

#d0cbed

#e0ddf3

#efeef9

Tones

Color #a198dc mixed toward gray.

#a59ed6

#a9a3d1

#ada9cb

#b2afc5

#b6b4c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9dce · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#9e9ecb · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#a1c2c0 · ΔE 25.5

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 21.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a198dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a198dc]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a198dc (#a198dc) is rgb(161, 152, 220) in RGB.

No, #a198dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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