#a299cd

Color #a299cd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 20.22 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a299cd

RGB

rgb(162, 153, 205)

HSL

hsl(250.4, 34.2%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250.4, 25.4%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(21%, 25.4%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(65.65, 14.16, -25.45)

LCH

lch(65.65, 29.12, 299.09)

OKLCH

oklch(70.9%, 0.0756, 292.32)

HWB

hwb(250.4, 60%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4cd99

Analogous

#99aacd

#a299cd

#bc99cd

Triadic

#a299cd

#cda299

#99cda2

Split-complementary

#a299cd

#cdbc99

#aacd99

Tetradic

#a299cd

#cd99c4

#c4cd99

#99cda2

Square

#a299cd

#cd99aa

#c4cd99

#99cdbc

Shades

Color #a299cd mixed toward black.

#7e71b9

#5d4fa0

#463b78

#2e2750

#171428

Tints

Color #a299cd mixed toward white.

#b2aad5

#c1bbde

#d1cce6

#e0ddee

#f0eef7

Tones

Color #a299cd mixed toward gray.

#a59dc9

#a8a2c4

#aba6c0

#adaabc

#b0afb7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ec2 · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#9f9fbf · ΔE 5.8

Tritanopia

#a2b9b7 · ΔE 23.7

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 18.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a299cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a299cd]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a299cd (#a299cd) is rgb(162, 153, 205) in RGB.

No, #a299cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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