#a797f9

Color #a797f9

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 15.85 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a797f9

RGB

rgb(167, 151, 249)

HSL

hsl(249.8, 89.1%, 78.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(249.8, 39.4%, 97.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.9%, 39.4%, 0%, 2.4%)

LAB

lab(67.42, 27.52, -46.92)

LCH

lch(67.42, 54.4, 300.39)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.1399, 289.98)

HWB

hwb(249.8, 59.2%, 2.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e9f997

Analogous

#97b8f9

#a797f9

#d897f9

Triadic

#a797f9

#f9a797

#97f9a7

Split-complementary

#a797f9

#f9d897

#b8f997

Tetradic

#a797f9

#f997e9

#e9f997

#97f9a7

Square

#a797f9

#f997b8

#e9f997

#97f9d8

Shades

Color #a797f9 mixed toward black.

#7258f5

#3c19f2

#280bbd

#1b077e

#0d043f

Tints

Color #a797f9 mixed toward white.

#b6a8fa

#c4bafb

#d3cbfc

#e2dcfd

#f0eefe

Tones

Color #a797f9 mixed toward gray.

#ac9ff1

#b2a7e9

#b7afe0

#bdb8d8

#c2c0d0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0e6 · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#a1a2e1 · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#a6d6d2 · ΔE 30.1

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 24.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a797f9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a797f9]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a797f9 (#a797f9) is rgb(167, 151, 249) in RGB.

No, #a797f9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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