#a491cd

Color #a491cd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.48 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a491cd

RGB

rgb(164, 145, 205)

HSL

hsl(259, 37.5%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(259, 29.3%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(20%, 29.3%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(63.8, 19.33, -28.29)

LCH

lch(63.8, 34.26, 304.34)

OKLCH

oklch(69.5%, 0.0887, 298.62)

HWB

hwb(259, 56.9%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bacd91

Analogous

#919ccd

#a491cd

#c291cd

Triadic

#a491cd

#cda491

#91cda4

Split-complementary

#a491cd

#cdc291

#9ccd91

Tetradic

#a491cd

#cd91ba

#bacd91

#91cda4

Square

#a491cd

#cd919c

#bacd91

#91cdc2

Shades

Color #a491cd mixed toward black.

#8369bb

#6549a0

#4b3778

#322450

#191228

Tints

Color #a491cd mixed toward white.

#b3a3d5

#c2b6de

#d1c8e6

#e1daee

#f0edf7

Tones

Color #a491cd mixed toward gray.

#a696c8

#a89bc3

#a9a0be

#aba5b9

#adaab4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9cc1 · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#9d9fbe · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#a3b6b4 · ΔE 24.1

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 20.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a491cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a491cd]

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

#a491cd (#a491cd) is rgb(164, 145, 205) in RGB.

No, #a491cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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