#a38fd2

Color #a38fd2

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.85 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#a38fd2

RGB

rgb(163, 143, 210)

HSL

hsl(257.9, 42.7%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.9, 31.9%, 82.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.4%, 31.9%, 0%, 17.6%)

LAB

lab(63.41, 21.32, -31.68)

LCH

lch(63.41, 38.19, 303.94)

OKLCH

oklch(69.3%, 0.0988, 297.5)

HWB

hwb(257.9, 56.1%, 17.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bed28f

Analogous

#8f9cd2

#a38fd2

#c48fd2

Triadic

#a38fd2

#d2a38f

#8fd2a3

Split-complementary

#a38fd2

#d2c48f

#9cd28f

Tetradic

#a38fd2

#d28fbe

#bed28f

#8fd2a3

Square

#a38fd2

#d28f9c

#bed28f

#8fd2c4

Shades

Color #a38fd2 mixed toward black.

#8065c1

#6143a8

#49337e

#312254

#18112a

Tints

Color #a38fd2 mixed toward white.

#b2a2d9

#c2b4e1

#d1c7e8

#e0daf0

#f0ecf7

Tones

Color #a38fd2 mixed toward gray.

#a595cc

#a79ac7

#aaa0c1

#aca5bc

#aeabb6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9bc4 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#9c9dc1 · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#a2b9b6 · ΔE 25.5

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 21.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a38fd2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a38fd2]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#a38fd2 (#a38fd2) is rgb(163, 143, 210) in RGB.

No, #a38fd2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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