#a991dd

Color #a991dd

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.8 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a991dd

RGB

rgb(169, 145, 221)

HSL

hsl(258.9, 52.8%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258.9, 34.4%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.5%, 34.4%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(64.89, 24.58, -35.47)

LCH

lch(64.89, 43.15, 304.72)

OKLCH

oklch(70.7%, 0.1113, 298.01)

HWB

hwb(258.9, 56.9%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5dd91

Analogous

#919fdd

#a991dd

#cf91dd

Triadic

#a991dd

#dda991

#91dda9

Split-complementary

#a991dd

#ddcf91

#9fdd91

Tetradic

#a991dd

#dd91c5

#c5dd91

#91dda9

Square

#a991dd

#dd919f

#c5dd91

#91ddcf

Shades

Color #a991dd mixed toward black.

#8562cf

#623abb

#4a2b8c

#311d5d

#190e2f

Tints

Color #a991dd mixed toward white.

#b7a3e3

#c6b6e8

#d4c8ee

#e2daf4

#f1edf9

Tones

Color #a991dd mixed toward gray.

#ab97d7

#ae9ed0

#b0a4ca

#b2aac4

#b5b1bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fce · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#a1a2ca · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#a8c1be · ΔE 26

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 22.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a991dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a991dd]

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

#a991dd (#a991dd) is rgb(169, 145, 221) in RGB.

No, #a991dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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