#a397d8

Color #a397d8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.88 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a397d8

RGB

rgb(163, 151, 216)

HSL

hsl(251.1, 45.5%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(251.1, 30.1%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.5%, 30.1%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(65.65, 18.2, -31.55)

LCH

lch(65.65, 36.42, 299.98)

OKLCH

oklch(71.1%, 0.0943, 292.32)

HWB

hwb(251.1, 59.2%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccd897

Analogous

#97acd8

#a397d8

#c497d8

Triadic

#a397d8

#d8a397

#97d8a3

Split-complementary

#a397d8

#d8c497

#acd897

Tetradic

#a397d8

#d897cc

#ccd897

#97d8a3

Square

#a397d8

#d897ac

#ccd897

#97d8c4

Shades

Color #a397d8 mixed toward black.

#7c6bc7

#5743b2

#413286

#2c2159

#16112d

Tints

Color #a397d8 mixed toward white.

#b2a8df

#c2bae5

#d1cbec

#e0dcf2

#f0eef9

Tones

Color #a397d8 mixed toward gray.

#a79dd3

#aaa2cd

#ada7c8

#b1adc2

#b4b2bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ecb · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#9fa0c7 · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#a2bfbd · ΔE 25.1

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 21

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a397d8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a397d8]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a397d8 (#a397d8) is rgb(163, 151, 216) in RGB.

No, #a397d8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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