#a197cd

Color #a197cd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.91 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a197cd

RGB

rgb(161, 151, 205)

HSL

hsl(251.1, 35.1%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(251.1, 26.3%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.5%, 26.3%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(65.06, 14.98, -26.37)

LCH

lch(65.06, 30.33, 299.6)

OKLCH

oklch(70.5%, 0.0786, 292.75)

HWB

hwb(251.1, 59.2%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3cd97

Analogous

#97a8cd

#a197cd

#bc97cd

Triadic

#a197cd

#cda197

#97cda1

Split-complementary

#a197cd

#cdbc97

#a8cd97

Tetradic

#a197cd

#cd97c3

#c3cd97

#97cda1

Square

#a197cd

#cd97a8

#c3cd97

#97cdbc

Shades

Color #a197cd mixed toward black.

#7d6fba

#5c4da0

#453a78

#2e2750

#171328

Tints

Color #a197cd mixed toward white.

#b1a8d5

#c0bade

#d0cbe6

#e0dcee

#efeef7

Tones

Color #a197cd mixed toward gray.

#a49bc9

#a7a0c4

#a9a4c0

#aca9bb

#afadb6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9dc2 · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#9d9ebf · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#a1b8b6 · ΔE 23.9

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 19.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a197cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a197cd]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a197cd (#a197cd) is rgb(161, 151, 205) in RGB.

No, #a197cd 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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