#a790e2

Color #a790e2

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 18.68 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a790e2

RGB

rgb(167, 144, 226)

HSL

hsl(256.8, 58.6%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256.8, 36.3%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.1%, 36.3%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(64.69, 25.76, -38.57)

LCH

lch(64.69, 46.38, 303.74)

OKLCH

oklch(70.6%, 0.1195, 296.11)

HWB

hwb(256.8, 56.5%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbe290

Analogous

#90a2e2

#a790e2

#d090e2

Triadic

#a790e2

#e2a790

#90e2a7

Split-complementary

#a790e2

#e2d090

#a2e290

Tetradic

#a790e2

#e290cb

#cbe290

#90e2a7

Square

#a790e2

#e290a2

#cbe290

#90e2d0

Shades

Color #a790e2 mixed toward black.

#805fd5

#5b33c3

#452693

#2e1a62

#170d31

Tints

Color #a790e2 mixed toward white.

#b5a2e7

#c4b5ec

#d3c7f0

#e2daf5

#f0ecfa

Tones

Color #a790e2 mixed toward gray.

#aa97db

#ad9dd4

#b0a4cd

#b3abc7

#b6b2c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9dd2 · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#9fa1ce · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#a6c4c1 · ΔE 26.9

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 23.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a790e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a790e2]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#a790e2 (#a790e2) is rgb(167, 144, 226) in RGB.

No, #a790e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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