#a498fb

Color #a498fb

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 16.27 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a498fb

RGB

rgb(164, 152, 251)

HSL

hsl(247.3, 92.5%, 79%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.3, 39.4%, 98.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.7%, 39.4%, 0%, 1.6%)

LAB

lab(67.51, 26.67, -47.88)

LCH

lch(67.51, 54.81, 299.12)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.1413, 287.93)

HWB

hwb(247.3, 59.6%, 1.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#effb98

Analogous

#98bdfb

#a498fb

#d698fb

Triadic

#a498fb

#fba498

#98fba4

Split-complementary

#a498fb

#fbd698

#bdfb98

Tetradic

#a498fb

#fb98ef

#effb98

#98fba4

Square

#a498fb

#fb98bd

#effb98

#98fbd6

Shades

Color #a498fb mixed toward black.

#6b57f8

#3217f6

#1e08c2

#140581

#0a0341

Tints

Color #a498fb mixed toward white.

#b3a9fc

#c2bafc

#d1cbfd

#e1ddfe

#f0eefe

Tones

Color #a498fb mixed toward gray.

#aaa0f3

#b0a8ea

#b7b1e2

#bdb9da

#c3c1d2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fe8 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#a0a1e3 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#a3d7d4 · ΔE 30

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 24.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a498fb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a498fb]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a498fb (#a498fb) is rgb(164, 152, 251) in RGB.

No, #a498fb 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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