#a69ec8

Color #a69ec8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 17.28 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a69ec8

RGB

rgb(166, 158, 200)

HSL

hsl(251.4, 27.6%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(251.4, 21%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(17%, 21%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(67.07, 11.47, -20.46)

LCH

lch(67.07, 23.46, 299.28)

OKLCH

oklch(72.1%, 0.0609, 293.53)

HWB

hwb(251.4, 62%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0c89e

Analogous

#9eabc8

#a69ec8

#bb9ec8

Triadic

#a69ec8

#c8a69e

#9ec8a6

Split-complementary

#a69ec8

#c8bb9e

#abc89e

Tetradic

#a69ec8

#c89ec0

#c0c89e

#9ec8a6

Square

#a69ec8

#c89eab

#c0c89e

#9ec8bb

Shades

Color #a69ec8 mixed toward black.

#8378b2

#635698

#4a4172

#312b4c

#191626

Tints

Color #a69ec8 mixed toward white.

#b5aed1

#c4beda

#d3cfe3

#e1dfed

#f0eff6

Tones

Color #a69ec8 mixed toward gray.

#a8a2c4

#aaa5c1

#ada9bd

#afacba

#b1b0b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3bf · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#a3a4bd · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#a6b7b6 · ΔE 21.1

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 16.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a69ec8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a69ec8]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a69ec8 (#a69ec8) is rgb(166, 158, 200) in RGB.

No, #a69ec8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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