#a999cb

Color #a999cb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.17 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a999cb

RGB

rgb(169, 153, 203)

HSL

hsl(259.2, 32.5%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(259.2, 24.6%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.7%, 24.6%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(66.16, 15.92, -23.51)

LCH

lch(66.16, 28.39, 304.1)

OKLCH

oklch(71.4%, 0.0736, 299.18)

HWB

hwb(259.2, 60%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbcb99

Analogous

#99a2cb

#a999cb

#c299cb

Triadic

#a999cb

#cba999

#99cba9

Split-complementary

#a999cb

#cbc299

#a2cb99

Tetradic

#a999cb

#cb99bb

#bbcb99

#99cba9

Square

#a999cb

#cb99a2

#bbcb99

#99cbc2

Shades

Color #a999cb mixed toward black.

#8872b7

#69509d

#4f3c76

#34284f

#1a1427

Tints

Color #a999cb mixed toward white.

#b7aad4

#c6bbdc

#d4cce5

#e2ddee

#f1eef6

Tones

Color #a999cb mixed toward gray.

#aa9dc7

#aca1c3

#ada5bf

#afaaba

#b0aeb6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2c0 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#a3a4be · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#a8b8b5 · ΔE 23.4

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 18.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a999cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a999cb]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Rebecca Purple #663399

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#a999cb (#a999cb) is rgb(169, 153, 203) in RGB.

No, #a999cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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