#a59bbd

Color #a59bbd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 16.11 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a59bbd

RGB

rgb(165, 155, 189)

HSL

hsl(257.6, 20.5%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.6, 18%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.7%, 18%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(65.84, 10.42, -16.22)

LCH

lch(65.84, 19.28, 302.72)

OKLCH

oklch(70.9%, 0.0501, 298.61)

HWB

hwb(257.6, 60.8%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3bd9b

Analogous

#9ba2bd

#a59bbd

#b69bbd

Triadic

#a59bbd

#bda59b

#9bbda5

Split-complementary

#a59bbd

#bdb69b

#a2bd9b

Tetradic

#a59bbd

#bd9bb3

#b3bd9b

#9bbda5

Square

#a59bbd

#bd9ba2

#b3bd9b

#9bbdb6

Shades

Color #a59bbd mixed toward black.

#8679a6

#695b8a

#4f4468

#352e45

#1a1723

Tints

Color #a59bbd mixed toward white.

#b4acc8

#c3bcd3

#d2cdde

#e1dee9

#f0eef4

Tones

Color #a59bbd mixed toward gray.

#a69eba

#a7a1b7

#a9a4b5

#aaa6b2

#aba9af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1b6 · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#a1a2b4 · ΔE 7.5

Tritanopia

#a5afae · ΔE 18.5

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 14.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a59bbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a59bbd]

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

#a59bbd (#a59bbd) is rgb(165, 155, 189) in RGB.

No, #a59bbd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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