#a89bc7

Color #a89bc7

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 17.93 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a89bc7

RGB

rgb(168, 155, 199)

HSL

hsl(257.7, 28.2%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.7, 22.1%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.6%, 22.1%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(66.44, 13.58, -20.86)

LCH

lch(66.44, 24.89, 303.06)

OKLCH

oklch(71.6%, 0.0646, 298.27)

HWB

hwb(257.7, 60.8%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bac79b

Analogous

#9ba4c7

#a89bc7

#be9bc7

Triadic

#a89bc7

#c7a89b

#9bc7a8

Split-complementary

#a89bc7

#c7be9b

#a4c79b

Tetradic

#a89bc7

#c79bba

#bac79b

#9bc7a8

Square

#a89bc7

#c79ba4

#bac79b

#9bc7be

Shades

Color #a89bc7 mixed toward black.

#8775b2

#685597

#4e4071

#342a4c

#1a1526

Tints

Color #a89bc7 mixed toward white.

#b6acd0

#c5bcda

#d3cde3

#e2deec

#f0eef6

Tones

Color #a89bc7 mixed toward gray.

#a99fc3

#aba2c0

#aca6bc

#aeaab8

#afadb5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a2be · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#a3a4bb · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#a7b6b4 · ΔE 22

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 17.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a89bc7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a89bc7]

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

#a89bc7 (#a89bc7) is rgb(168, 155, 199) in RGB.

No, #a89bc7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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