#a89ec1

Color #a89ec1

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 15.28 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a89ec1

RGB

rgb(168, 158, 193)

HSL

hsl(257.1, 22%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.1, 18.1%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(13%, 18.1%, 0%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(67, 10.59, -16.67)

LCH

lch(67, 19.75, 302.43)

OKLCH

oklch(72%, 0.0513, 298.16)

HWB

hwb(257.1, 62%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7c19e

Analogous

#9ea5c1

#a89ec1

#b99ec1

Triadic

#a89ec1

#c1a89e

#9ec1a8

Split-complementary

#a89ec1

#c1b99e

#a5c19e

Tetradic

#a89ec1

#c19eb7

#b7c19e

#9ec1a8

Square

#a89ec1

#c19ea5

#b7c19e

#9ec1b9

Shades

Color #a89ec1 mixed toward black.

#887aaa

#6a5b8f

#4f446b

#352e47

#1a1724

Tints

Color #a89ec1 mixed toward white.

#b6aecb

#c5bed6

#d3cee0

#e2dfea

#f0eff5

Tones

Color #a89ec1 mixed toward gray.

#a9a1be

#aaa4bb

#aca7b8

#adaab5

#aeadb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4b9 · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#a4a5b7 · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#a8b3b1 · ΔE 19.3

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 15.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a89ec1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a89ec1]

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

#a89ec1 (#a89ec1) is rgb(168, 158, 193) in RGB.

No, #a89ec1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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