#a791e1

Color #a791e1

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.4 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a791e1

RGB

rgb(167, 145, 225)

HSL

hsl(256.5, 57.1%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256.5, 35.6%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.8%, 35.6%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(64.88, 24.95, -37.7)

LCH

lch(64.88, 45.21, 303.5)

OKLCH

oklch(70.7%, 0.1166, 295.95)

HWB

hwb(256.5, 56.9%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbe191

Analogous

#91a3e1

#a791e1

#cf91e1

Triadic

#a791e1

#e1a791

#91e1a7

Split-complementary

#a791e1

#e1cf91

#a3e191

Tetradic

#a791e1

#e191cb

#cbe191

#91e1a7

Square

#a791e1

#e191a3

#cbe191

#91e1cf

Shades

Color #a791e1 mixed toward black.

#8060d4

#5c35c2

#452891

#2e1a61

#170d30

Tints

Color #a791e1 mixed toward white.

#b6a3e6

#c4b6eb

#d3c8f0

#e2daf5

#f0edfa

Tones

Color #a791e1 mixed toward gray.

#aa98da

#ad9ed4

#b0a5cd

#b3acc6

#b6b2c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ed1 · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#9fa1cd · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#a6c4c0 · ΔE 27.3

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 23.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a791e1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a791e1]

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

#a791e1 (#a791e1) is rgb(167, 145, 225) in RGB.

No, #a791e1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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