#a498ba

Color #a498ba

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 16.77 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a498ba

RGB

rgb(164, 152, 186)

HSL

hsl(261.2, 19.8%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(261.2, 18.3%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.8%, 18.3%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(64.88, 11.13, -16)

LCH

lch(64.88, 19.49, 304.82)

OKLCH

oklch(70.2%, 0.0507, 301.22)

HWB

hwb(261.2, 59.6%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aeba98

Analogous

#989dba

#a498ba

#b598ba

Triadic

#a498ba

#baa498

#98baa4

Split-complementary

#a498ba

#bab598

#9dba98

Tetradic

#a498ba

#ba98ae

#aeba98

#98baa4

Square

#a498ba

#ba989d

#aeba98

#98bab5

Shades

Color #a498ba mixed toward black.

#8676a3

#6a5a87

#504465

#352d44

#1b1722

Tints

Color #a498ba mixed toward white.

#b3a9c6

#c2bad1

#d2ccdd

#e1dde8

#f0eef4

Tones

Color #a498ba mixed toward gray.

#a59bb7

#a69eb4

#a7a1b2

#a7a3af

#a8a6ac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fb3 · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#a0a1b1 · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#a3acab · ΔE 18.5

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 15.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a498ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a498ba]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#a498ba (#a498ba) is rgb(164, 152, 186) in RGB.

No, #a498ba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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