#a490ff

Color #a490ff

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 12.04 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a490ff

RGB

rgb(164, 144, 255)

HSL

hsl(250.8, 100%, 78.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250.8, 43.5%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.7%, 43.5%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(65.79, 32.25, -52.78)

LCH

lch(65.79, 61.85, 301.43)

OKLCH

oklch(71.8%, 0.1582, 290.11)

HWB

hwb(250.8, 56.5%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ebff90

Analogous

#90b3ff

#a490ff

#db90ff

Triadic

#a490ff

#ffa490

#90ffa4

Split-complementary

#a490ff

#ffdb90

#b3ff90

Tetradic

#a490ff

#ff90eb

#ebff90

#90ffa4

Square

#a490ff

#ff90b3

#ebff90

#90ffdb

Shades

Color #a490ff mixed toward black.

#6d4dff

#370bff

#2400c7

#180085

#0c0042

Tints

Color #a490ff mixed toward white.

#b3a2ff

#c2b5ff

#d1c7ff

#e1daff

#f0ecff

Tones

Color #a490ff mixed toward gray.

#aa99f6

#b0a2ec

#b6ace3

#bcb5da

#c1bed1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9cea · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#9d9ee5 · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#a3d8d4 · ΔE 31.9

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 26

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a490ff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a490ff]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a490ff (#a490ff) is rgb(164, 144, 255) in RGB.

No, #a490ff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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