#a38bdc

Color #a38bdc

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 17.96 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a38bdc

RGB

rgb(163, 139, 220)

HSL

hsl(257.8, 53.6%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.8, 36.8%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.9%, 36.8%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(62.86, 26, -38.11)

LCH

lch(62.86, 46.13, 304.3)

OKLCH

oklch(69%, 0.1189, 296.8)

HWB

hwb(257.8, 54.5%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4dc8b

Analogous

#8b9cdc

#a38bdc

#cc8bdc

Triadic

#a38bdc

#dca38b

#8bdca3

Split-complementary

#a38bdc

#dccc8b

#9cdc8b

Tetradic

#a38bdc

#dc8bc4

#c4dc8b

#8bdca3

Square

#a38bdc

#dc8b9c

#c4dc8b

#8bdccc

Shades

Color #a38bdc mixed toward black.

#7f5dce

#5e38b8

#462a8a

#2f1c5c

#170e2e

Tints

Color #a38bdc mixed toward white.

#b29ee2

#c2b2e8

#d1c5ed

#e0d8f3

#f0ecf9

Tones

Color #a38bdc mixed toward gray.

#a692d5

#a999ce

#ab9fc8

#aea6c1

#b1adba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9999cc · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#9b9cc8 · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#a2bebb · ΔE 26.7

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 23.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a38bdc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a38bdc]

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

#a38bdc (#a38bdc) is rgb(163, 139, 220) in RGB.

No, #a38bdc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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