#a797ca

Color #a797ca

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.28 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a797ca

RGB

rgb(167, 151, 202)

HSL

hsl(258.8, 32.5%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258.8, 25.2%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.3%, 25.2%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(65.45, 16.18, -24.05)

LCH

lch(65.45, 28.99, 303.93)

OKLCH

oklch(70.8%, 0.0752, 298.85)

HWB

hwb(258.8, 59.2%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#baca97

Analogous

#97a0ca

#a797ca

#c097ca

Triadic

#a797ca

#caa797

#97caa7

Split-complementary

#a797ca

#cac097

#a0ca97

Tetradic

#a797ca

#ca97ba

#baca97

#97caa7

Square

#a797ca

#ca97a0

#baca97

#97cac0

Shades

Color #a797ca mixed toward black.

#8670b6

#674f9c

#4e3c75

#34284e

#1a1427

Tints

Color #a797ca mixed toward white.

#b6a8d3

#c4badc

#d3cbe4

#e2dced

#f0eef6

Tones

Color #a797ca mixed toward gray.

#a99bc6

#aa9fc1

#aca4bd

#ada8b9

#afacb5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0bf · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#a1a2bd · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#a6b6b4 · ΔE 23

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 19

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a797ca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a797ca]

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

#a797ca (#a797ca) is rgb(167, 151, 202) in RGB.

No, #a797ca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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