#a288ff

Color #a288ff

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 10.62 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 1.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a288ff

RGB

rgb(162, 136, 255)

HSL

hsl(253.1, 100%, 76.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.1, 46.7%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.5%, 46.7%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(63.76, 36.28, -56.02)

LCH

lch(63.76, 66.74, 302.93)

OKLCH

oklch(70.2%, 0.17, 291.46)

HWB

hwb(253.1, 53.3%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e5ff88

Analogous

#88aaff

#a288ff

#de88ff

Triadic

#a288ff

#ffa288

#88ffa2

Split-complementary

#a288ff

#ffde88

#aaff88

Tetradic

#a288ff

#ff88e5

#e5ff88

#88ffa2

Square

#a288ff

#ff88aa

#e5ff88

#88ffde

Shades

Color #a288ff mixed toward black.

#6f47ff

#3c06ff

#2b00c4

#1c0082

#0e0041

Tints

Color #a288ff mixed toward white.

#b29cff

#c1b0ff

#d1c4ff

#e0d7ff

#f0ebff

Tones

Color #a288ff mixed toward gray.

#a892f5

#ad9ceb

#b3a6e1

#b8b0d7

#bebacd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9797e9 · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#999be4 · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#a1d6d2 · ΔE 32.9

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 26.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a288ff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a288ff]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a288ff (#a288ff) is rgb(162, 136, 255) in RGB.

No, #a288ff 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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