#a49edd

Color #a49edd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.94 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a49edd

RGB

rgb(164, 158, 221)

HSL

hsl(245.7, 48.1%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245.7, 28.5%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.8%, 28.5%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(67.7, 15.74, -31.14)

LCH

lch(67.7, 34.89, 296.81)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.0907, 288.26)

HWB

hwb(245.7, 62%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d7dd9e

Analogous

#9eb7dd

#a49edd

#c39edd

Triadic

#a49edd

#dda49e

#9edda4

Split-complementary

#a49edd

#ddc39e

#b7dd9e

Tetradic

#a49edd

#dd9ed7

#d7dd9e

#9edda4

Square

#a49edd

#dd9eb7

#d7dd9e

#9eddc3

Shades

Color #a49edd mixed toward black.

#786fcd

#4d42bb

#3a318c

#27215e

#13102f

Tints

Color #a49edd mixed toward white.

#b3aee3

#c2bee8

#d1ceee

#e1dff4

#f0eff9

Tones

Color #a49edd mixed toward gray.

#a8a3d8

#aca8d2

#b1aecd

#b5b3c8

#b9b8c3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1d0 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#a2a2cd · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#a4c5c2 · ΔE 25.5

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 20.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a49edd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a49edd]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a49edd (#a49edd) is rgb(164, 158, 221) in RGB.

No, #a49edd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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