#a487e1

Color #a487e1

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 13 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#a487e1

RGB

rgb(164, 135, 225)

HSL

hsl(259.3, 60%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(259.3, 40%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.1%, 40%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(62.22, 29.78, -41.9)

LCH

lch(62.22, 51.4, 305.4)

OKLCH

oklch(68.6%, 0.1321, 297.65)

HWB

hwb(259.3, 52.9%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4e187

Analogous

#8797e1

#a487e1

#d187e1

Triadic

#a487e1

#e1a487

#87e1a4

Split-complementary

#a487e1

#e1d187

#97e187

Tetradic

#a487e1

#e187c4

#c4e187

#87e1a4

Square

#a487e1

#e18797

#c4e187

#87e1d1

Shades

Color #a487e1 mixed toward black.

#8057d5

#5e30c0

#472490

#2f1860

#180c30

Tints

Color #a487e1 mixed toward white.

#b39be6

#c2afeb

#d1c3f0

#e1d7f5

#f0ebfa

Tones

Color #a487e1 mixed toward gray.

#a78fda

#a996d2

#ac9ecb

#afa5c3

#b1adbc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9898d0 · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#9a9ccb · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#a3c1bd · ΔE 28.3

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 24.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a487e1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a487e1]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#a487e1 (#a487e1) is rgb(164, 135, 225) in RGB.

No, #a487e1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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