#a596d7

Color #a596d7

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.04 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a596d7

RGB

rgb(165, 150, 215)

HSL

hsl(253.8, 44.8%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.8, 30.2%, 84.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.3%, 30.2%, 0%, 15.7%)

LAB

lab(65.53, 19.13, -31.17)

LCH

lch(65.53, 36.57, 301.54)

OKLCH

oklch(71%, 0.0946, 294.48)

HWB

hwb(253.8, 58.8%, 15.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c8d796

Analogous

#96a8d7

#a596d7

#c696d7

Triadic

#a596d7

#d7a596

#96d7a5

Split-complementary

#a596d7

#d7c696

#a8d796

Tetradic

#a596d7

#d796c8

#c8d796

#96d7a5

Square

#a596d7

#d796a8

#c8d796

#96d7c6

Shades

Color #a596d7 mixed toward black.

#7f6ac6

#5c43b0

#453284

#2e2258

#17112c

Tints

Color #a596d7 mixed toward white.

#b4a8de

#c3b9e4

#d2cbeb

#e1dcf2

#f0eef8

Tones

Color #a596d7 mixed toward gray.

#a89cd2

#aba1cc

#aea6c7

#b1acc1

#b4b1bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fca · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#a0a1c6 · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#a4bebc · ΔE 24.9

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 21.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a596d7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a596d7]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a596d7 (#a596d7) is rgb(165, 150, 215) in RGB.

No, #a596d7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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