#a4a2cd

Color #a4a2cd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 16.41 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a4a2cd

RGB

rgb(164, 162, 205)

HSL

hsl(242.8, 30.1%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(242.8, 21%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(20%, 21%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(68.12, 9.73, -21.65)

LCH

lch(68.12, 23.74, 294.2)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.0619, 286.91)

HWB

hwb(242.8, 63.5%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbcda2

Analogous

#a2b6cd

#a4a2cd

#baa2cd

Triadic

#a4a2cd

#cda4a2

#a2cda4

Split-complementary

#a4a2cd

#cdbaa2

#b6cda2

Tetradic

#a4a2cd

#cda2cb

#cbcda2

#a2cda4

Square

#a4a2cd

#cda2b6

#cbcda2

#a2cdba

Shades

Color #a4a2cd mixed toward black.

#7d7ab8

#59569f

#434077

#2c2b50

#161528

Tints

Color #a4a2cd mixed toward white.

#b3b2d5

#c2c1de

#d2d1e6

#e1e0ee

#f0f0f7

Tones

Color #a4a2cd mixed toward gray.

#a7a6ca

#aba9c6

#aeadc2

#b1b0bf

#b4b4bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3c4 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#a3a3c1 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#a4bcba · ΔE 21.9

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 16.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a4a2cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a4a2cd]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a4a2cd (#a4a2cd) is rgb(164, 162, 205) in RGB.

No, #a4a2cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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