#a898da

Color #a898da

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.48 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a898da

RGB

rgb(168, 152, 218)

HSL

hsl(254.5, 47.1%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(254.5, 30.3%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.9%, 30.3%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(66.4, 19.61, -31.47)

LCH

lch(66.4, 37.08, 301.93)

OKLCH

oklch(71.8%, 0.0959, 294.99)

HWB

hwb(254.5, 59.6%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cada98

Analogous

#98a9da

#a898da

#c998da

Triadic

#a898da

#daa898

#98daa8

Split-complementary

#a898da

#dac998

#a9da98

Tetradic

#a898da

#da98ca

#cada98

#98daa8

Square

#a898da

#da98a9

#cada98

#98dac9

Shades

Color #a898da mixed toward black.

#816bca

#5d41b5

#463188

#2f215b

#17102d

Tints

Color #a898da mixed toward white.

#b6a9e0

#c5bae6

#d3cbec

#e2ddf3

#f0eef9

Tones

Color #a898da mixed toward gray.

#ab9dd4

#ada3cf

#b0a8c9

#b3aec4

#b6b3be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1cd · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#a2a3c9 · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#a7c1be · ΔE 25.5

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 21.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a898da;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a898da]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a898da (#a898da) is rgb(168, 152, 218) in RGB.

No, #a898da is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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