#9a8add

Color #9a8add

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 17.37 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#9a8add

RGB

rgb(154, 138, 221)

HSL

hsl(251.6, 55%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(251.6, 37.6%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.3%, 37.6%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(61.88, 24.25, -40.26)

LCH

lch(61.88, 47, 301.06)

OKLCH

oklch(68.1%, 0.121, 291.73)

HWB

hwb(251.6, 54.1%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cddd8a

Analogous

#8aa3dd

#9a8add

#c48add

Triadic

#9a8add

#dd9a8a

#8add9a

Split-complementary

#9a8add

#ddc48a

#a3dd8a

Tetradic

#9a8add

#dd8acd

#cddd8a

#8add9a

Square

#9a8add

#dd8aa3

#cddd8a

#8addc4

Shades

Color #9a8add mixed toward black.

#725cd0

#4f36ba

#3b288b

#281b5d

#140d2e

Tints

Color #9a8add mixed toward white.

#ab9ee3

#bcb1e8

#cdc5ee

#ddd8f4

#eeecf9

Tones

Color #9a8add mixed toward gray.

#9e91d6

#a398cf

#a79fc8

#aba6c1

#afadba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9393cd · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#9495c9 · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#99bfbc · ΔE 27.9

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 23.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9a8add;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9a8add]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#9a8add (#9a8add) is rgb(154, 138, 221) in RGB.

No, #9a8add is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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