#a299ec

Color #a299ec

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 15.92 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a299ec

RGB

rgb(162, 153, 236)

HSL

hsl(246.5, 68.6%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.5, 35.2%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.4%, 35.2%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(66.91, 21.71, -40.62)

LCH

lch(66.91, 46.06, 298.12)

OKLCH

oklch(72.3%, 0.1192, 287.98)

HWB

hwb(246.5, 60%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e3ec99

Analogous

#99baec

#a299ec

#cc99ec

Triadic

#a299ec

#eca299

#99eca2

Split-complementary

#a299ec

#eccc99

#baec99

Tetradic

#a299ec

#ec99e3

#e3ec99

#99eca2

Square

#a299ec

#ec99ba

#e3ec99

#99eccc

Shades

Color #a299ec mixed toward black.

#7062e2

#3e2cd8

#2d1fa4

#1e146d

#0f0a37

Tints

Color #a299ec mixed toward white.

#b2aaef

#c1bbf2

#d1ccf6

#e0ddf9

#f0eefc

Tones

Color #a299ec mixed toward gray.

#a8a0e5

#ada7de

#b2aed7

#b8b5d0

#bdbcc9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9edc · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#9f9fd7 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#a2cdca · ΔE 27.8

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 23.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a299ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a299ec]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a299ec (#a299ec) is rgb(162, 153, 236) in RGB.

No, #a299ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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