#a59cbb

Color #a59cbb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 15.59 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a59cbb

RGB

rgb(165, 156, 187)

HSL

hsl(257.4, 18.6%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.4, 16.6%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.8%, 16.6%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(66.03, 9.43, -14.81)

LCH

lch(66.03, 17.56, 302.49)

OKLCH

oklch(71.1%, 0.0456, 298.53)

HWB

hwb(257.4, 61.2%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2bb9c

Analogous

#9ca3bb

#a59cbb

#b59cbb

Triadic

#a59cbb

#bba59c

#9cbba5

Split-complementary

#a59cbb

#bbb59c

#a3bb9c

Tetradic

#a59cbb

#bb9cb2

#b2bb9c

#9cbba5

Square

#a59cbb

#bb9ca3

#b2bb9c

#9cbbb5

Shades

Color #a59cbb mixed toward black.

#867aa4

#695d88

#4f4666

#352f44

#1a1722

Tints

Color #a59cbb mixed toward white.

#b4adc6

#c3bdd2

#d2cedd

#e1dee8

#f0eff4

Tones

Color #a59cbb mixed toward gray.

#a69fb9

#a7a1b6

#a8a4b3

#a9a6b1

#aba9ae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1b4 · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#a2a2b2 · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#a5aead · ΔE 17.4

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 14

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a59cbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a59cbb]

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

#a59cbb (#a59cbb) is rgb(165, 156, 187) in RGB.

No, #a59cbb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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