#a09bdc

Color #a09bdc

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 18.81 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a09bdc

RGB

rgb(160, 155, 220)

HSL

hsl(244.6, 48.1%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(244.6, 29.5%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.3%, 29.5%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(66.58, 16.01, -32.34)

LCH

lch(66.58, 36.09, 296.34)

OKLCH

oklch(71.8%, 0.0938, 287.3)

HWB

hwb(244.6, 60.8%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d7dc9b

Analogous

#9bb6dc

#a09bdc

#c09bdc

Triadic

#a09bdc

#dca09b

#9bdca0

Split-complementary

#a09bdc

#dcc09b

#b6dc9b

Tetradic

#a09bdc

#dc9bd7

#d7dc9b

#9bdca0

Square

#a09bdc

#dc9bb6

#d7dc9b

#9bdcc0

Shades

Color #a09bdc mixed toward black.

#746dcc

#4a41b9

#38318b

#25205d

#13102e

Tints

Color #a09bdc mixed toward white.

#b0ace2

#c0bce8

#cfcded

#dfdef3

#efeef9

Tones

Color #a09bdc mixed toward gray.

#a4a0d7

#a9a6d1

#aeabcc

#b2b1c6

#b7b6c1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9ecf · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#9e9fcb · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#a0c3c1 · ΔE 25.3

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 20.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a09bdc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a09bdc]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a09bdc (#a09bdc) is rgb(160, 155, 220) in RGB.

No, #a09bdc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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