#a99fdf

Color #a99fdf

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.54 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a99fdf

RGB

rgb(169, 159, 223)

HSL

hsl(249.4, 50%, 74.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(249.4, 28.7%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.2%, 28.7%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(68.43, 17.15, -31.08)

LCH

lch(68.43, 35.5, 298.89)

OKLCH

oklch(73.4%, 0.092, 291.15)

HWB

hwb(249.4, 62.4%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d5df9f

Analogous

#9fb5df

#a99fdf

#c99fdf

Triadic

#a99fdf

#dfa99f

#9fdfa9

Split-complementary

#a99fdf

#dfc99f

#b5df9f

Tetradic

#a99fdf

#df9fd5

#d5df9f

#9fdfa9

Square

#a99fdf

#df9fb5

#d5df9f

#9fdfc9

Shades

Color #a99fdf mixed toward black.

#7e6fcf

#5440bf

#3f308f

#2a205f

#151030

Tints

Color #a99fdf mixed toward white.

#b7afe4

#c6bfea

#d4cfef

#e2dff4

#f1effa

Tones

Color #a99fdf mixed toward gray.

#ada4da

#b0aad4

#b4afcf

#b8b4ca

#bbbac4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5d2 · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#a5a6ce · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#a9c7c4 · ΔE 25.5

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 20.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a99fdf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a99fdf]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a99fdf (#a99fdf) is rgb(169, 159, 223) in RGB.

No, #a99fdf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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