#a59db9

Color #a59db9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 15.03 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a59db9

RGB

rgb(165, 157, 185)

HSL

hsl(257.1, 16.7%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.1, 15.1%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.8%, 15.1%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(66.23, 8.44, -13.4)

LCH

lch(66.23, 15.84, 302.2)

OKLCH

oklch(71.2%, 0.0412, 298.43)

HWB

hwb(257.1, 61.6%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1b99d

Analogous

#9da3b9

#a59db9

#b39db9

Triadic

#a59db9

#b9a59d

#9db9a5

Split-complementary

#a59db9

#b9b39d

#a3b99d

Tetradic

#a59db9

#b99db1

#b1b99d

#9db9a5

Square

#a59db9

#b99da3

#b1b99d

#9db9b3

Shades

Color #a59db9 mixed toward black.

#877ca1

#6a5f85

#4f4764

#353043

#1a1821

Tints

Color #a59db9 mixed toward white.

#b4adc5

#c3bed0

#d2cedc

#e1dee8

#f0eff3

Tones

Color #a59db9 mixed toward gray.

#a69fb7

#a7a2b4

#a8a4b2

#a9a6b0

#aaa9ad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2b3 · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#a2a3b1 · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#a5aeac · ΔE 16.8

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 13

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a59db9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a59db9]

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

#a59db9 (#a59db9) is rgb(165, 157, 185) in RGB.

No, #a59db9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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