#a497cd

Color #a497cd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.89 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a497cd

RGB

rgb(164, 151, 205)

HSL

hsl(254.4, 35.1%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(254.4, 26.3%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(20%, 26.3%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(65.3, 15.92, -25.96)

LCH

lch(65.3, 30.45, 301.52)

OKLCH

oklch(70.7%, 0.0789, 295.36)

HWB

hwb(254.4, 59.2%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0cd97

Analogous

#97a5cd

#a497cd

#bf97cd

Triadic

#a497cd

#cda497

#97cda4

Split-complementary

#a497cd

#cdbf97

#a5cd97

Tetradic

#a497cd

#cd97c0

#c0cd97

#97cda4

Square

#a497cd

#cd97a5

#c0cd97

#97cdbf

Shades

Color #a497cd mixed toward black.

#816fba

#614da0

#493a78

#312750

#181328

Tints

Color #a497cd mixed toward white.

#b3a8d5

#c2bade

#d1cbe6

#e1dcee

#f0eef7

Tones

Color #a497cd mixed toward gray.

#a69bc9

#a9a0c4

#aba4c0

#ada9bb

#b0adb6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9ec2 · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#9fa0bf · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#a3b8b6 · ΔE 23.8

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 19.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a497cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a497cd]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a497cd (#a497cd) is rgb(164, 151, 205) in RGB.

No, #a497cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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