#a89ec9

Color #a89ec9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 17.22 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#a89ec9

RGB

rgb(168, 158, 201)

HSL

hsl(254, 28.5%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(254, 21.4%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.4%, 21.4%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(67.27, 12.34, -20.7)

LCH

lch(67.27, 24.1, 300.8)

OKLCH

oklch(72.3%, 0.0626, 295.46)

HWB

hwb(254, 62%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfc99e

Analogous

#9ea9c9

#a89ec9

#be9ec9

Triadic

#a89ec9

#c9a89e

#9ec9a8

Split-complementary

#a89ec9

#c9be9e

#a9c99e

Tetradic

#a89ec9

#c99ebf

#bfc99e

#9ec9a8

Square

#a89ec9

#c99ea9

#bfc99e

#9ec9be

Shades

Color #a89ec9 mixed toward black.

#8678b4

#65569a

#4c4073

#332b4d

#191526

Tints

Color #a89ec9 mixed toward white.

#b7aed2

#c5bedb

#d4cfe4

#e2dfed

#f1eff6

Tones

Color #a89ec9 mixed toward gray.

#aaa2c5

#aca5c2

#aea9be

#b0acbb

#b2b0b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4c0 · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#a4a5bd · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#a8b8b6 · ΔE 21.7

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 17

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a89ec9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a89ec9]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Medium Purple #9370db

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a89ec9 (#a89ec9) is rgb(168, 158, 201) in RGB.

No, #a89ec9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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