#a196cf

Color #a196cf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.44 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a196cf

RGB

rgb(161, 150, 207)

HSL

hsl(251.6, 37.3%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(251.6, 27.5%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.2%, 27.5%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(64.88, 16.02, -27.76)

LCH

lch(64.88, 32.05, 299.99)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.0831, 292.95)

HWB

hwb(251.6, 58.8%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4cf96

Analogous

#96a7cf

#a196cf

#be96cf

Triadic

#a196cf

#cfa196

#96cfa1

Split-complementary

#a196cf

#cfbe96

#a7cf96

Tetradic

#a196cf

#cf96c4

#c4cf96

#96cfa1

Square

#a196cf

#cf96a7

#c4cf96

#96cfbe

Shades

Color #a196cf mixed toward black.

#7c6dbc

#5c4ba3

#45387b

#2e2552

#171329

Tints

Color #a196cf mixed toward white.

#b1a7d7

#c0b9df

#d0cae7

#e0dcef

#efedf7

Tones

Color #a196cf mixed toward gray.

#a49bca

#a79fc6

#aaa4c1

#ada9bc

#b0aeb7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9cc3 · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#9d9ec0 · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#a0b9b7 · ΔE 24.4

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 19.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a196cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a196cf]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a196cf (#a196cf) is rgb(161, 150, 207) in RGB.

No, #a196cf 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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