#a498d1

Color #a498d1

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.81 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a498d1

RGB

rgb(164, 152, 209)

HSL

hsl(252.6, 38.3%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.6, 27.3%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.5%, 27.3%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(65.71, 16.28, -27.56)

LCH

lch(65.71, 32.01, 300.57)

OKLCH

oklch(71.1%, 0.083, 293.82)

HWB

hwb(252.6, 59.6%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5d198

Analogous

#98a9d1

#a498d1

#c198d1

Triadic

#a498d1

#d1a498

#98d1a4

Split-complementary

#a498d1

#d1c198

#a9d198

Tetradic

#a498d1

#d198c5

#c5d198

#98d1a4

Square

#a498d1

#d198a9

#c5d198

#98d1c1

Shades

Color #a498d1 mixed toward black.

#7f6ebe

#5e4aa6

#46387d

#2f2553

#17132a

Tints

Color #a498d1 mixed toward white.

#b3a9d9

#c2bae0

#d1cce8

#e1ddf0

#f0eef7

Tones

Color #a498d1 mixed toward gray.

#a79dcc

#aaa2c8

#aca6c3

#afabbe

#b2b0b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fc5 · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#a0a1c2 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#a3bbb9 · ΔE 24.3

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 19.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a498d1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a498d1]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a498d1 (#a498d1) is rgb(164, 152, 209) in RGB.

No, #a498d1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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