#a397dd

Color #a397dd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 18.74 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a397dd

RGB

rgb(163, 151, 221)

HSL

hsl(250.3, 50.7%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250.3, 31.7%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.2%, 31.7%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(65.86, 19.41, -34)

LCH

lch(65.86, 39.15, 299.72)

OKLCH

oklch(71.3%, 0.1013, 291.48)

HWB

hwb(250.3, 59.2%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d1dd97

Analogous

#97aedd

#a397dd

#c697dd

Triadic

#a397dd

#dda397

#97dda3

Split-complementary

#a397dd

#ddc697

#aedd97

Tetradic

#a397dd

#dd97d1

#d1dd97

#97dda3

Square

#a397dd

#dd97ae

#d1dd97

#97ddc6

Shades

Color #a397dd mixed toward black.

#7a68ce

#533dbb

#3e2e8c

#291f5d

#150f2f

Tints

Color #a397dd mixed toward white.

#b2a8e3

#c2bae8

#d1cbee

#e0dcf4

#f0eef9

Tones

Color #a397dd mixed toward gray.

#a79dd7

#aba3d1

#aea8cb

#b2aec6

#b6b4c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ecf · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#9fa0cb · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#a2c3c0 · ΔE 26.2

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 21.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a397dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a397dd]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a397dd (#a397dd) is rgb(163, 151, 221) in RGB.

No, #a397dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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