#a9a5df

Color #a9a5df

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 20.22 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a9a5df

RGB

rgb(169, 165, 223)

HSL

hsl(244.1, 47.5%, 76.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244.1, 26%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.2%, 26%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(69.95, 13.78, -28.74)

LCH

lch(69.95, 31.87, 295.62)

OKLCH

oklch(74.6%, 0.083, 287.39)

HWB

hwb(244.1, 64.7%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbdfa5

Analogous

#a5bedf

#a9a5df

#c6a5df

Triadic

#a9a5df

#dfa9a5

#a5dfa9

Split-complementary

#a9a5df

#dfc6a5

#bedfa5

Tetradic

#a9a5df

#dfa5db

#dbdfa5

#a5dfa9

Square

#a9a5df

#dfa5be

#dbdfa5

#a5dfc6

Shades

Color #a9a5df mixed toward black.

#7b75ce

#4e46bd

#39338f

#26225f

#131130

Tints

Color #a9a5df mixed toward white.

#b7b4e4

#c6c3ea

#d4d2ef

#e2e1f4

#f1f0fa

Tones

Color #a9a5df mixed toward gray.

#adaada

#b1afd5

#b6b4d1

#bab8cc

#bebdc7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7d3 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#a8a8d0 · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#a9c9c6 · ΔE 24.9

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 19.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9a5df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9a5df]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a9a5df (#a9a5df) is rgb(169, 165, 223) in RGB.

No, #a9a5df is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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