#a8a3d7

Color #a8a3d7

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 19.84 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a8a3d7

RGB

rgb(168, 163, 215)

HSL

hsl(245.8, 39.4%, 74.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245.8, 24.2%, 84.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.9%, 24.2%, 0%, 15.7%)

LAB

lab(69.06, 12.72, -25.72)

LCH

lch(69.06, 28.69, 296.32)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.0746, 288.85)

HWB

hwb(245.8, 63.9%, 15.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d2d7a3

Analogous

#a3b8d7

#a8a3d7

#c2a3d7

Triadic

#a8a3d7

#d7a8a3

#a3d7a8

Split-complementary

#a8a3d7

#d7c2a3

#b8d7a3

Tetradic

#a8a3d7

#d7a3d2

#d2d7a3

#a3d7a8

Square

#a8a3d7

#d7a3b8

#d2d7a3

#a3d7c2

Shades

Color #a8a3d7 mixed toward black.

#7e77c4

#564cb0

#403984

#2b2658

#15132c

Tints

Color #a8a3d7 mixed toward white.

#b6b2de

#c5c2e4

#d3d1eb

#e2e0f2

#f0f0f8

Tones

Color #a8a3d7 mixed toward gray.

#aba7d3

#afacce

#b2b0ca

#b6b4c6

#b9b9c1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6cc · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#a6a7c9 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#a8c3c1 · ΔE 23.7

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 18.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a8a3d7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a8a3d7]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a8a3d7 (#a8a3d7) is rgb(168, 163, 215) in RGB.

No, #a8a3d7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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