#a699ec

Color #a699ec

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 17.18 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a699ec

RGB

rgb(166, 153, 236)

HSL

hsl(249.4, 68.6%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(249.4, 35.2%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.7%, 35.2%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(67.24, 22.83, -40.1)

LCH

lch(67.24, 46.14, 299.65)

OKLCH

oklch(72.6%, 0.1192, 290.27)

HWB

hwb(249.4, 60%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfec99

Analogous

#99b6ec

#a699ec

#d099ec

Triadic

#a699ec

#eca699

#99eca6

Split-complementary

#a699ec

#ecd099

#b6ec99

Tetradic

#a699ec

#ec99df

#dfec99

#99eca6

Square

#a699ec

#ec99b6

#dfec99

#99ecd0

Shades

Color #a699ec mixed toward black.

#7662e2

#472cd8

#331fa4

#22146d

#110a37

Tints

Color #a699ec mixed toward white.

#b5aaef

#c4bbf2

#d3ccf6

#e1ddf9

#f0eefc

Tones

Color #a699ec mixed toward gray.

#aba0e5

#b0a7de

#b4aed7

#b9b5d0

#bebcc9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a0dc · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#a1a2d7 · ΔE 5.7

Tritanopia

#a5cdca · ΔE 27.6

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 23.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a699ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a699ec]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a699ec (#a699ec) is rgb(166, 153, 236) in RGB.

No, #a699ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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