#a499d0

Color #a499d0

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.18 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a499d0

RGB

rgb(164, 153, 208)

HSL

hsl(252, 36.9%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 26.4%, 81.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.2%, 26.4%, 0%, 18.4%)

LAB

lab(65.93, 15.48, -26.68)

LCH

lch(65.93, 30.85, 300.12)

OKLCH

oklch(71.2%, 0.08, 293.42)

HWB

hwb(252, 60%, 18.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5d099

Analogous

#99aad0

#a499d0

#c099d0

Triadic

#a499d0

#d0a499

#99d0a4

Split-complementary

#a499d0

#d0c099

#aad099

Tetradic

#a499d0

#d099c5

#c5d099

#99d0a4

Square

#a499d0

#d099aa

#c5d099

#99d0c0

Shades

Color #a499d0 mixed toward black.

#7f70bd

#5e4ca5

#46397c

#2f2652

#171329

Tints

Color #a499d0 mixed toward white.

#b3aad8

#c2bbe0

#d2cce8

#e1ddef

#f0eef7

Tones

Color #a499d0 mixed toward gray.

#a79ecb

#aaa2c7

#aca7c2

#afabbe

#b2b0b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fc5 · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#a0a1c2 · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#a3bbb9 · ΔE 24.1

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 19.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a499d0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a499d0]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a499d0 (#a499d0) is rgb(164, 153, 208) in RGB.

No, #a499d0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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