#a49dbd

Color #a49dbd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 15.77 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a49dbd

RGB

rgb(164, 157, 189)

HSL

hsl(253.1, 19.5%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.1, 16.9%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.2%, 16.9%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(66.28, 8.96, -15.57)

LCH

lch(66.28, 17.96, 299.92)

OKLCH

oklch(71.3%, 0.0467, 295.25)

HWB

hwb(253.1, 61.6%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6bd9d

Analogous

#9da6bd

#a49dbd

#b49dbd

Triadic

#a49dbd

#bda49d

#9dbda4

Split-complementary

#a49dbd

#bdb49d

#a6bd9d

Tetradic

#a49dbd

#bd9db6

#b6bd9d

#9dbda4

Square

#a49dbd

#bd9da6

#b6bd9d

#9dbdb4

Shades

Color #a49dbd mixed toward black.

#847aa6

#675d8a

#4d4667

#332e45

#1a1722

Tints

Color #a49dbd mixed toward white.

#b3adc8

#c2bed3

#d1cede

#e1dee9

#f0eff4

Tones

Color #a49dbd mixed toward gray.

#a5a0ba

#a7a2b8

#a8a5b5

#aaa8b2

#abaab0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1b6 · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#a1a2b4 · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#a4b0af · ΔE 18

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 14

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a49dbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a49dbd]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a49dbd (#a49dbd) is rgb(164, 157, 189) in RGB.

No, #a49dbd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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