#a596cf

Color #a596cf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.08 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a596cf

RGB

rgb(165, 150, 207)

HSL

hsl(255.8, 37.3%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255.8, 27.5%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.3%, 27.5%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(65.21, 17.26, -27.21)

LCH

lch(65.21, 32.22, 302.39)

OKLCH

oklch(70.7%, 0.0835, 296.29)

HWB

hwb(255.8, 58.8%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0cf96

Analogous

#96a3cf

#a596cf

#c296cf

Triadic

#a596cf

#cfa596

#96cfa5

Split-complementary

#a596cf

#cfc296

#a3cf96

Tetradic

#a596cf

#cf96c0

#c0cf96

#96cfa5

Square

#a596cf

#cf96a3

#c0cf96

#96cfc2

Shades

Color #a596cf mixed toward black.

#826dbc

#624ba3

#49387b

#312552

#181329

Tints

Color #a596cf mixed toward white.

#b4a7d7

#c3b9df

#d2cae7

#e1dcef

#f0edf7

Tones

Color #a596cf mixed toward gray.

#a79bca

#a99fc6

#aca4c1

#aea9bc

#b0aeb7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fc3 · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#a0a1c0 · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#a4b9b7 · ΔE 24.1

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 20

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a596cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a596cf]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#a596cf (#a596cf) is rgb(165, 150, 207) in RGB.

No, #a596cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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