#a39cbf

Color #a39cbf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 16.53 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#a39cbf

RGB

rgb(163, 156, 191)

HSL

hsl(252, 21.5%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 18.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.7%, 18.3%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(66, 9.63, -17.11)

LCH

lch(66, 19.63, 299.37)

OKLCH

oklch(71.1%, 0.051, 294.2)

HWB

hwb(252, 61.2%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8bf9c

Analogous

#9ca6bf

#a39cbf

#b49cbf

Triadic

#a39cbf

#bfa39c

#9cbfa3

Split-complementary

#a39cbf

#bfb49c

#a6bf9c

Tetradic

#a39cbf

#bf9cb8

#b8bf9c

#9cbfa3

Square

#a39cbf

#bf9ca6

#b8bf9c

#9cbfb4

Shades

Color #a39cbf mixed toward black.

#8279a8

#655b8c

#4c4469

#322d46

#191723

Tints

Color #a39cbf mixed toward white.

#b2acca

#c2bdd4

#d1cddf

#e0deea

#f0eef4

Tones

Color #a39cbf mixed toward gray.

#a59fbc

#a6a2b9

#a8a5b6

#aaa8b3

#acaab0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0b7 · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#a0a1b5 · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#a3b1b0 · ΔE 19.2

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 14.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a39cbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a39cbf]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a39cbf (#a39cbf) is rgb(163, 156, 191) in RGB.

No, #a39cbf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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