#a59dcc

Color #a59dcc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 19.08 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a59dcc

RGB

rgb(165, 157, 204)

HSL

hsl(250.2, 31.5%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250.2, 23%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.1%, 23%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(66.88, 12.62, -22.99)

LCH

lch(66.88, 26.23, 298.76)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.068, 292.38)

HWB

hwb(250.2, 61.6%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4cc9d

Analogous

#9dadcc

#a59dcc

#bd9dcc

Triadic

#a59dcc

#cca59d

#9dcca5

Split-complementary

#a59dcc

#ccbd9d

#adcc9d

Tetradic

#a59dcc

#cc9dc4

#c4cc9d

#9dcca5

Square

#a59dcc

#cc9dad

#c4cc9d

#9dccbd

Shades

Color #a59dcc mixed toward black.

#8176b7

#5f529e

#483e77

#30294f

#181528

Tints

Color #a59dcc mixed toward white.

#b4add4

#c3bedd

#d2cee5

#e1deee

#f0eff6

Tones

Color #a59dcc mixed toward gray.

#a8a1c8

#aaa5c4

#ada9c0

#afadbc

#b2b1b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2c2 · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#a2a3bf · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#a5bab8 · ΔE 22.8

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 17.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a59dcc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a59dcc]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a59dcc (#a59dcc) is rgb(165, 157, 204) in RGB.

No, #a59dcc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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