#a6a1dd

Color #a6a1dd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 20.06 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#a6a1dd

RGB

rgb(166, 161, 221)

HSL

hsl(245, 46.9%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245, 27.1%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.9%, 27.1%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(68.62, 14.64, -29.71)

LCH

lch(68.62, 33.12, 296.23)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.0862, 287.91)

HWB

hwb(245, 63.1%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8dda1

Analogous

#a1badd

#a6a1dd

#c4a1dd

Triadic

#a6a1dd

#dda6a1

#a1dda6

Split-complementary

#a6a1dd

#ddc4a1

#badda1

Tetradic

#a6a1dd

#dda1d8

#d8dda1

#a1dda6

Square

#a6a1dd

#dda1ba

#d8dda1

#a1ddc4

Shades

Color #a6a1dd mixed toward black.

#7a72cc

#4e44bb

#3a338c

#27225e

#13112f

Tints

Color #a6a1dd mixed toward white.

#b5b1e3

#c4c0e8

#d2d0ee

#e1e0f4

#f0eff9

Tones

Color #a6a1dd mixed toward gray.

#aaa6d8

#aeabd3

#b2b0ce

#b7b5c9

#bbbac4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4d1 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#a4a5cd · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#a6c6c4 · ΔE 24.7

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 19.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6a1dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6a1dd]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a6a1dd (#a6a1dd) is rgb(166, 161, 221) in RGB.

No, #a6a1dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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