#a998ca

Color #a998ca

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.97 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a998ca

RGB

rgb(169, 152, 202)

HSL

hsl(260.4, 32.1%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260.4, 24.8%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.3%, 24.8%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(65.87, 16.26, -23.39)

LCH

lch(65.87, 28.49, 304.81)

OKLCH

oklch(71.2%, 0.074, 300.1)

HWB

hwb(260.4, 59.6%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9ca98

Analogous

#98a0ca

#a998ca

#c298ca

Triadic

#a998ca

#caa998

#98caa9

Split-complementary

#a998ca

#cac298

#a0ca98

Tetradic

#a998ca

#ca98b9

#b9ca98

#98caa9

Square

#a998ca

#ca98a0

#b9ca98

#98cac2

Shades

Color #a998ca mixed toward black.

#8871b6

#6a509c

#4f3c75

#35284e

#1a1427

Tints

Color #a998ca mixed toward white.

#b7a9d3

#c6badc

#d4cbe5

#e2dded

#f1eef6

Tones

Color #a998ca mixed toward gray.

#aa9cc6

#aca0c2

#ada4bd

#aea9b9

#b0adb5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2bf · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#a3a4bd · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#a8b7b4 · ΔE 23.3

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 18.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a998ca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a998ca]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#a998ca (#a998ca) is rgb(169, 152, 202) in RGB.

No, #a998ca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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