#a59ebe

Color #a59ebe

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 15.44 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a59ebe

RGB

rgb(165, 158, 190)

HSL

hsl(253.1, 19.8%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.1, 16.8%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.2%, 16.8%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(66.65, 8.95, -15.55)

LCH

lch(66.65, 17.94, 299.92)

OKLCH

oklch(71.6%, 0.0467, 295.25)

HWB

hwb(253.1, 62%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7be9e

Analogous

#9ea7be

#a59ebe

#b59ebe

Triadic

#a59ebe

#bea59e

#9ebea5

Split-complementary

#a59ebe

#beb59e

#a7be9e

Tetradic

#a59ebe

#be9eb7

#b7be9e

#9ebea5

Square

#a59ebe

#be9ea7

#b7be9e

#9ebeb5

Shades

Color #a59ebe mixed toward black.

#857ba7

#675d8b

#4d4668

#342e45

#1a1723

Tints

Color #a59ebe mixed toward white.

#b4aec9

#c3bed4

#d2cede

#e1dfe9

#f0eff4

Tones

Color #a59ebe mixed toward gray.

#a6a1bb

#a8a3b9

#a9a6b6

#aba9b3

#acabb1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2b7 · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#a2a3b5 · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#a5b1b0 · ΔE 18

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 14

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a59ebe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a59ebe]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a59ebe (#a59ebe) is rgb(165, 158, 190) in RGB.

No, #a59ebe is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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