#a38cdc

Color #a38cdc

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 18.65 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a38cdc

RGB

rgb(163, 140, 220)

HSL

hsl(257.3, 53.3%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.3, 36.4%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.9%, 36.4%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(63.1, 25.43, -37.74)

LCH

lch(63.1, 45.51, 303.97)

OKLCH

oklch(69.2%, 0.1173, 296.43)

HWB

hwb(257.3, 54.9%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5dc8c

Analogous

#8c9ddc

#a38cdc

#cb8cdc

Triadic

#a38cdc

#dca38c

#8cdca3

Split-complementary

#a38cdc

#dccb8c

#9ddc8c

Tetradic

#a38cdc

#dc8cc5

#c5dc8c

#8cdca3

Square

#a38cdc

#dc8c9d

#c5dc8c

#8cdccb

Shades

Color #a38cdc mixed toward black.

#7e5ece

#5d38b8

#462a8a

#2e1c5c

#170e2e

Tints

Color #a38cdc mixed toward white.

#b29fe2

#c2b2e8

#d1c6ed

#e0d9f3

#f0ecf9

Tones

Color #a38cdc mixed toward gray.

#a693d5

#a999cf

#aca0c8

#aea7c1

#b1adbb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a99cc · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#9b9dc8 · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#a2bfbc · ΔE 26.8

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 23.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a38cdc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a38cdc]

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

#a38cdc (#a38cdc) is rgb(163, 140, 220) in RGB.

No, #a38cdc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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