#a9a3d1

Color #a9a3d1

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 17.49 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a9a3d1

RGB

rgb(169, 163, 209)

HSL

hsl(247.8, 33.3%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.8, 22%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.1%, 22%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(68.92, 11.65, -22.61)

LCH

lch(68.92, 25.43, 297.26)

OKLCH

oklch(73.7%, 0.0661, 290.63)

HWB

hwb(247.8, 63.9%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbd1a3

Analogous

#a3b4d1

#a9a3d1

#c0a3d1

Triadic

#a9a3d1

#d1a9a3

#a3d1a9

Split-complementary

#a9a3d1

#d1c0a3

#b4d1a3

Tetradic

#a9a3d1

#d1a3cb

#cbd1a3

#a3d1a9

Square

#a9a3d1

#d1a3b4

#cbd1a3

#a3d1c0

Shades

Color #a9a3d1 mixed toward black.

#827abc

#5d53a5

#463e7c

#2f2953

#171529

Tints

Color #a9a3d1 mixed toward white.

#b7b2d9

#c6c2e0

#d4d1e8

#e2e0f0

#f1f0f7

Tones

Color #a9a3d1 mixed toward gray.

#aca7cd

#afabc9

#b1aec5

#b4b2c2

#b7b6be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6c7 · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#a7a7c5 · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#a9bfbd · ΔE 22.5

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 17.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a9a3d1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9a3d1]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a9a3d1 (#a9a3d1) is rgb(169, 163, 209) in RGB.

No, #a9a3d1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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