#a38be0

Color #a38be0

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 16.2 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a38be0

RGB

rgb(163, 139, 224)

HSL

hsl(256.9, 57.8%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256.9, 37.9%, 87.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.2%, 37.9%, 0%, 12.2%)

LAB

lab(63.04, 26.97, -40.06)

LCH

lch(63.04, 48.29, 303.95)

OKLCH

oklch(69.2%, 0.1242, 295.97)

HWB

hwb(256.9, 54.5%, 12.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8e08b

Analogous

#8b9ee0

#a38be0

#cd8be0

Triadic

#a38be0

#e0a38b

#8be0a3

Split-complementary

#a38be0

#e0cd8b

#9ee08b

Tetradic

#a38be0

#e08bc8

#c8e08b

#8be0a3

Square

#a38be0

#e08b9e

#c8e08b

#8be0cd

Shades

Color #a38be0 mixed toward black.

#7d5bd3

#5a33bf

#44268f

#2d1a60

#170d30

Tints

Color #a38be0 mixed toward white.

#b29ee5

#c2b2ea

#d1c5f0

#e0d8f5

#f0ecfa

Tones

Color #a38be0 mixed toward gray.

#a692d9

#a999d2

#aca0cb

#afa7c4

#b2aebd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9999d0 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#9b9ccb · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#a2c1be · ΔE 27.3

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 23.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a38be0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a38be0]

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

#a38be0 (#a38be0) is rgb(163, 139, 224) in RGB.

No, #a38be0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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