#a59ccd

Color #a59ccd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 19.87 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a59ccd

RGB

rgb(165, 156, 205)

HSL

hsl(251, 32.9%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(251, 23.9%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.5%, 23.9%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(66.66, 13.41, -23.88)

LCH

lch(66.66, 27.39, 299.32)

OKLCH

oklch(71.8%, 0.071, 292.95)

HWB

hwb(251, 61.2%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4cd9c

Analogous

#9caccd

#a59ccd

#be9ccd

Triadic

#a59ccd

#cda59c

#9ccda5

Split-complementary

#a59ccd

#cdbe9c

#accd9c

Tetradic

#a59ccd

#cd9cc4

#c4cd9c

#9ccda5

Square

#a59ccd

#cd9cac

#c4cd9c

#9ccdbe

Shades

Color #a59ccd mixed toward black.

#8174b9

#5f51a0

#473d78

#302850

#181428

Tints

Color #a59ccd mixed toward white.

#b4add5

#c3bdde

#d2cee6

#e1deee

#f0eff7

Tones

Color #a59ccd mixed toward gray.

#a8a0c9

#aaa4c5

#ada8c1

#afacbd

#b2b0b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1c3 · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#a2a2c0 · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#a5bab8 · ΔE 23.1

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 18.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a59ccd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a59ccd]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a59ccd (#a59ccd) is rgb(165, 156, 205) in RGB.

No, #a59ccd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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