#a38bd8

Color #a38bd8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.27 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a38bd8

RGB

rgb(163, 139, 216)

HSL

hsl(258.7, 49.7%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258.7, 35.6%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.5%, 35.6%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(62.68, 25.03, -36.16)

LCH

lch(62.68, 43.98, 304.69)

OKLCH

oklch(68.8%, 0.1134, 297.69)

HWB

hwb(258.7, 54.5%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0d88b

Analogous

#8b99d8

#a38bd8

#c98bd8

Triadic

#a38bd8

#d8a38b

#8bd8a3

Split-complementary

#a38bd8

#d8c98b

#99d88b

Tetradic

#a38bd8

#d88bc0

#c0d88b

#8bd8a3

Square

#a38bd8

#d88b99

#c0d88b

#8bd8c9

Shades

Color #a38bd8 mixed toward black.

#805fc9

#603cb1

#482d85

#301e59

#180f2c

Tints

Color #a38bd8 mixed toward white.

#b29edf

#c2b2e5

#d1c5ec

#e0d8f2

#f0ecf9

Tones

Color #a38bd8 mixed toward gray.

#a591d2

#a898cb

#aa9ec5

#ada5be

#afabb8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9999c9 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#9b9cc5 · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#a2bcb9 · ΔE 26.3

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 23

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a38bd8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a38bd8]

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

#a38bd8 (#a38bd8) is rgb(163, 139, 216) in RGB.

No, #a38bd8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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