#a49bd9

Color #a49bd9

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.27 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a49bd9

RGB

rgb(164, 155, 217)

HSL

hsl(248.7, 44.9%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.7, 28.6%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.4%, 28.6%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(66.78, 16.47, -30.35)

LCH

lch(66.78, 34.53, 298.49)

OKLCH

oklch(72%, 0.0895, 290.6)

HWB

hwb(248.7, 60.8%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d0d99b

Analogous

#9bb1d9

#a49bd9

#c39bd9

Triadic

#a49bd9

#d9a49b

#9bd9a4

Split-complementary

#a49bd9

#d9c39b

#b1d99b

Tetradic

#a49bd9

#d99bd0

#d0d99b

#9bd9a4

Square

#a49bd9

#d99bb1

#d0d99b

#9bd9c3

Shades

Color #a49bd9 mixed toward black.

#7b6ec8

#5444b4

#3f3387

#2a225a

#15112d

Tints

Color #a49bd9 mixed toward white.

#b3acdf

#c2bce6

#d1cdec

#e1def2

#f0eef9

Tones

Color #a49bd9 mixed toward gray.

#a8a0d4

#aba5cf

#afaac9

#b3b0c4

#b6b5bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0cc · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#a1a1c9 · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#a4c1bf · ΔE 24.8

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 20.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a49bd9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a49bd9]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a49bd9 (#a49bd9) is rgb(164, 155, 217) in RGB.

No, #a49bd9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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