#a5a3dd

Color #a5a3dd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 21.01 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#a5a3dd

RGB

rgb(165, 163, 221)

HSL

hsl(242.1, 46%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(242.1, 26.2%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.3%, 26.2%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(69.05, 13.22, -29.05)

LCH

lch(69.05, 31.92, 294.47)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.0832, 285.76)

HWB

hwb(242.1, 63.9%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbdda3

Analogous

#a3bedd

#a5a3dd

#c2a3dd

Triadic

#a5a3dd

#dda5a3

#a3dda5

Split-complementary

#a5a3dd

#ddc2a3

#bedda3

Tetradic

#a5a3dd

#dda3db

#dbdda3

#a3dda5

Square

#a5a3dd

#dda3be

#dbdda3

#a3ddc2

Shades

Color #a5a3dd mixed toward black.

#7774cc

#4a46ba

#37348c

#25235d

#12112f

Tints

Color #a5a3dd mixed toward white.

#b4b2e3

#c3c2e8

#d2d1ee

#e1e0f4

#f0f0f9

Tones

Color #a5a3dd mixed toward gray.

#aaa8d8

#aeadd3

#b3b2cf

#b7b6ca

#bcbbc5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4d1 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#a4a4ce · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#a5c7c4 · ΔE 24.9

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 19.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a5a3dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5a3dd]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a5a3dd (#a5a3dd) is rgb(165, 163, 221) in RGB.

No, #a5a3dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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