#a495ca

Color #a495ca

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.64 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a495ca

RGB

rgb(164, 149, 202)

HSL

hsl(257, 33.3%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257, 26.2%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.8%, 26.2%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(64.68, 16.36, -25.24)

LCH

lch(64.68, 30.08, 302.95)

OKLCH

oklch(70.2%, 0.078, 297.32)

HWB

hwb(257, 58.4%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbca95

Analogous

#95a0ca

#a495ca

#be95ca

Triadic

#a495ca

#caa495

#95caa4

Split-complementary

#a495ca

#cabe95

#a0ca95

Tetradic

#a495ca

#ca95bb

#bbca95

#95caa4

Square

#a495ca

#ca95a0

#bbca95

#95cabe

Shades

Color #a495ca mixed toward black.

#836eb6

#644e9c

#4b3b75

#32274e

#191427

Tints

Color #a495ca mixed toward white.

#b3a7d3

#c2b8dc

#d1cae4

#e1dced

#f0edf6

Tones

Color #a495ca mixed toward gray.

#a699c6

#a89ec1

#aaa2bd

#aca7b8

#aeabb4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ebf · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#9fa0bc · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#a3b6b3 · ΔE 24.1

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 19.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a495ca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a495ca]

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

#a495ca (#a495ca) is rgb(164, 149, 202) in RGB.

No, #a495ca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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