#a495c8

Color #a495c8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.92 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 10.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a495c8

RGB

rgb(164, 149, 200)

HSL

hsl(257.6, 31.7%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.6, 25.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(18%, 25.5%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(64.61, 15.91, -24.24)

LCH

lch(64.61, 28.99, 303.28)

OKLCH

oklch(70.1%, 0.0752, 297.93)

HWB

hwb(257.6, 58.4%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9c895

Analogous

#959fc8

#a495c8

#bd95c8

Triadic

#a495c8

#c8a495

#95c8a4

Split-complementary

#a495c8

#c8bd95

#9fc895

Tetradic

#a495c8

#c895b9

#b9c895

#95c8a4

Square

#a495c8

#c8959f

#b9c895

#95c8bd

Shades

Color #a495c8 mixed toward black.

#836fb4

#654f99

#4c3c73

#33284d

#191426

Tints

Color #a495c8 mixed toward white.

#b3a7d1

#c2b8da

#d1cae3

#e1dced

#f0edf6

Tones

Color #a495c8 mixed toward gray.

#a699c4

#a79dbf

#a9a2bb

#aba6b7

#adaab3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ebd · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#9fa0bb · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#a3b4b2 · ΔE 23.2

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 19

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a495c8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a495c8]

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

#a495c8 (#a495c8) is rgb(164, 149, 200) in RGB.

No, #a495c8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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