#a38bff

Color #a38bff

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 10.83 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a38bff

RGB

rgb(163, 139, 255)

HSL

hsl(252.4, 100%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.4, 45.5%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.1%, 45.5%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(64.54, 34.83, -54.77)

LCH

lch(64.54, 64.91, 302.45)

OKLCH

oklch(70.8%, 0.1656, 291.09)

HWB

hwb(252.4, 54.5%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e7ff8b

Analogous

#8badff

#a38bff

#dd8bff

Triadic

#a38bff

#ffa38b

#8bffa3

Split-complementary

#a38bff

#ffdd8b

#adff8b

Tetradic

#a38bff

#ff8be7

#e7ff8b

#8bffa3

Square

#a38bff

#ff8bad

#e7ff8b

#8bffdd

Shades

Color #a38bff mixed toward black.

#6f4aff

#3b08ff

#2900c5

#1b0083

#0e0042

Tints

Color #a38bff mixed toward white.

#b29fff

#c2b2ff

#d1c5ff

#e0d8ff

#f0ecff

Tones

Color #a38bff mixed toward gray.

#a995f5

#ae9fec

#b4a8e2

#bab2d8

#bfbbcf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9999ea · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#9b9ce4 · ΔE 7.5

Tritanopia

#a2d7d2 · ΔE 33

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 26.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a38bff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a38bff]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a38bff (#a38bff) is rgb(163, 139, 255) in RGB.

No, #a38bff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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