#a99ade

Color #a99ade

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.71 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a99ade

RGB

rgb(169, 154, 222)

HSL

hsl(253.2, 50.7%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.2, 30.6%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.9%, 30.6%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(67.14, 19.73, -32.52)

LCH

lch(67.14, 38.04, 301.25)

OKLCH

oklch(72.4%, 0.0984, 293.93)

HWB

hwb(253.2, 60.4%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfde9a

Analogous

#9aadde

#a99ade

#cb9ade

Triadic

#a99ade

#dea99a

#9adea9

Split-complementary

#a99ade

#decb9a

#adde9a

Tetradic

#a99ade

#de9acf

#cfde9a

#9adea9

Square

#a99ade

#de9aad

#cfde9a

#9adecb

Shades

Color #a99ade mixed toward black.

#816bce

#5a3ebd

#432e8e

#2d1f5e

#160f2f

Tints

Color #a99ade mixed toward white.

#b7abe3

#c6bce9

#d4ccee

#e2ddf4

#f1eef9

Tones

Color #a99ade mixed toward gray.

#aca0d8

#afa5d3

#b2abcd

#b6b1c7

#b9b6c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3d0 · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#a4a5cd · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#a8c4c2 · ΔE 25.2

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 21.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a99ade;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a99ade]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a99ade (#a99ade) is rgb(169, 154, 222) in RGB.

No, #a99ade is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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