#a297c9

Color #a297c9

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 20.13 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 10.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a297c9

RGB

rgb(162, 151, 201)

HSL

hsl(253.2, 31.6%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.2, 24.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.4%, 24.9%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(64.99, 14.37, -24.24)

LCH

lch(64.99, 28.18, 300.66)

OKLCH

oklch(70.4%, 0.0731, 294.5)

HWB

hwb(253.2, 59.2%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bec997

Analogous

#97a5c9

#a297c9

#bb97c9

Triadic

#a297c9

#c9a297

#97c9a2

Split-complementary

#a297c9

#c9bb97

#a5c997

Tetradic

#a297c9

#c997be

#bec997

#97c9a2

Square

#a297c9

#c997a5

#bec997

#97c9bb

Shades

Color #a297c9 mixed toward black.

#7f70b5

#61509a

#483c74

#30284d

#181427

Tints

Color #a297c9 mixed toward white.

#b1a8d2

#c1badb

#d0cbe4

#e0dced

#efeef6

Tones

Color #a297c9 mixed toward gray.

#a49bc5

#a79fc1

#a9a3bc

#aba8b8

#aeacb4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9dbe · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#9e9fbc · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#a1b6b4 · ΔE 23.4

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 18.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a297c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a297c9]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a297c9 (#a297c9) is rgb(162, 151, 201) in RGB.

No, #a297c9 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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