#a498f5

Color #a498f5

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 17.19 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a498f5

RGB

rgb(164, 152, 245)

HSL

hsl(247.7, 82.3%, 77.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.7, 38%, 96.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.1%, 38%, 0%, 3.9%)

LAB

lab(67.23, 25.12, -45.05)

LCH

lch(67.23, 51.58, 299.14)

OKLCH

oklch(72.7%, 0.133, 288.54)

HWB

hwb(247.7, 59.6%, 3.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e9f598

Analogous

#98baf5

#a498f5

#d298f5

Triadic

#a498f5

#f5a498

#98f5a4

Split-complementary

#a498f5

#f5d298

#baf598

Tetradic

#a498f5

#f598e9

#e9f598

#98f5a4

Square

#a498f5

#f598ba

#e9f598

#98f5d2

Shades

Color #a498f5 mixed toward black.

#6e5cef

#391fe9

#2712b5

#1a0c79

#0d063c

Tints

Color #a498f5 mixed toward white.

#b3a9f7

#c2baf8

#d1cbfa

#e1ddfc

#f0eefd

Tones

Color #a498f5 mixed toward gray.

#aaa0ed

#afa7e5

#b5afde

#bbb7d6

#c1bfce

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fe3 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#a0a1de · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#a3d3d0 · ΔE 29.1

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 24.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a498f5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a498f5]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a498f5 (#a498f5) is rgb(164, 152, 245) in RGB.

No, #a498f5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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