#a499c0

Color #a499c0

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 17.55 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a499c0

RGB

rgb(164, 153, 192)

HSL

hsl(256.9, 23.6%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256.9, 20.3%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.6%, 20.3%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(65.34, 11.86, -18.66)

LCH

lch(65.34, 22.11, 302.44)

OKLCH

oklch(70.6%, 0.0574, 297.81)

HWB

hwb(256.9, 60%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5c099

Analogous

#99a1c0

#a499c0

#b799c0

Triadic

#a499c0

#c0a499

#99c0a4

Split-complementary

#a499c0

#c0b799

#a1c099

Tetradic

#a499c0

#c099b5

#b5c099

#99c0a4

Square

#a499c0

#c099a1

#b5c099

#99c0b7

Shades

Color #a499c0 mixed toward black.

#8475aa

#67588e

#4d426b

#342c47

#1a1624

Tints

Color #a499c0 mixed toward white.

#b3aaca

#c2bbd5

#d1ccdf

#e1ddea

#f0eef4

Tones

Color #a499c0 mixed toward gray.

#a59cbd

#a79fb9

#a8a3b6

#aaa6b3

#aba9b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fb8 · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#a0a1b5 · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#a3b0af · ΔE 20.3

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 16.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a499c0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a499c0]

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

#a499c0 (#a499c0) is rgb(164, 153, 192) in RGB.

No, #a499c0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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