#a59acd

Color #a59acd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.57 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a59acd

RGB

rgb(165, 154, 205)

HSL

hsl(252.9, 33.8%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.9, 24.9%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.5%, 24.9%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(66.15, 14.54, -24.66)

LCH

lch(66.15, 28.63, 300.52)

OKLCH

oklch(71.4%, 0.0742, 294.35)

HWB

hwb(252.9, 60.4%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2cd9a

Analogous

#9aa9cd

#a59acd

#be9acd

Triadic

#a59acd

#cda59a

#9acda5

Split-complementary

#a59acd

#cdbe9a

#a9cd9a

Tetradic

#a59acd

#cd9ac2

#c2cd9a

#9acda5

Square

#a59acd

#cd9aa9

#c2cd9a

#9acdbe

Shades

Color #a59acd mixed toward black.

#8172b9

#614fa0

#483b78

#302850

#181428

Tints

Color #a59acd mixed toward white.

#b4abd5

#c3bcde

#d2cde6

#e1ddee

#f0eef7

Tones

Color #a59acd mixed toward gray.

#a79ec9

#aaa3c5

#aca7c0

#afabbc

#b1afb8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0c2 · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#a1a2c0 · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#a4b9b7 · ΔE 23.4

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 18.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a59acd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a59acd]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a59acd (#a59acd) is rgb(165, 154, 205) in RGB.

No, #a59acd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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