#a99cda

Color #a99cda

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.79 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a99cda

RGB

rgb(169, 156, 218)

HSL

hsl(252.6, 45.6%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.6, 28.4%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.5%, 28.4%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(67.48, 17.66, -29.79)

LCH

lch(67.48, 34.63, 300.66)

OKLCH

oklch(72.7%, 0.0896, 293.68)

HWB

hwb(252.6, 61.2%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdda9c

Analogous

#9caeda

#a99cda

#c89cda

Triadic

#a99cda

#daa99c

#9cdaa9

Split-complementary

#a99cda

#dac89c

#aeda9c

Tetradic

#a99cda

#da9ccd

#cdda9c

#9cdaa9

Square

#a99cda

#da9cae

#cdda9c

#9cdac8

Shades

Color #a99cda mixed toward black.

#826fc9

#5c44b5

#453388

#2e225b

#17112d

Tints

Color #a99cda mixed toward white.

#b7ace0

#c6bde6

#d4cdec

#e2def3

#f1eef9

Tones

Color #a99cda mixed toward gray.

#aca1d5

#afa6d0

#b2abca

#b5b1c5

#b8b6c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a3cd · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#a4a5ca · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#a8c2c0 · ΔE 24.7

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 20.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a99cda;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a99cda]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a99cda (#a99cda) is rgb(169, 156, 218) in RGB.

No, #a99cda is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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