#a09ec3

Color #a09ec3

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 15.85 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a09ec3

RGB

rgb(160, 158, 195)

HSL

hsl(243.2, 23.6%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(243.2, 19%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.9%, 19%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(66.42, 8.42, -18.73)

LCH

lch(66.42, 20.54, 294.21)

OKLCH

oklch(71.4%, 0.0535, 287.39)

HWB

hwb(243.2, 62%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c1c39e

Analogous

#9eaec3

#a09ec3

#b29ec3

Triadic

#a09ec3

#c3a09e

#9ec3a0

Split-complementary

#a09ec3

#c3b29e

#aec39e

Tetradic

#a09ec3

#c39ec1

#c1c39e

#9ec3a0

Square

#a09ec3

#c39eae

#c1c39e

#9ec3b2

Shades

Color #a09ec3 mixed toward black.

#7c7aad

#5d5a91

#46436d

#2e2d49

#171624

Tints

Color #a09ec3 mixed toward white.

#b0aecd

#c0bed7

#cfcee1

#dfdfeb

#efeff5

Tones

Color #a09ec3 mixed toward gray.

#a3a1c0

#a5a4bd

#a8a7ba

#abaab7

#aeadb4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fbb · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#9f9fb9 · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#a0b4b3 · ΔE 19.9

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 14.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a09ec3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a09ec3]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#a09ec3 (#a09ec3) is rgb(160, 158, 195) in RGB.

No, #a09ec3 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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