#a49db8

Color #a49db8

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 14.5 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a49db8

RGB

rgb(164, 157, 184)

HSL

hsl(255.6, 16%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255.6, 14.7%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.9%, 14.7%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(66.11, 7.89, -13.02)

LCH

lch(66.11, 15.22, 301.22)

OKLCH

oklch(71.1%, 0.0396, 297.21)

HWB

hwb(255.6, 61.6%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1b89d

Analogous

#9da4b8

#a49db8

#b29db8

Triadic

#a49db8

#b8a49d

#9db8a4

Split-complementary

#a49db8

#b8b29d

#a4b89d

Tetradic

#a49db8

#b89db1

#b1b89d

#9db8a4

Square

#a49db8

#b89da4

#b1b89d

#9db8b2

Shades

Color #a49db8 mixed toward black.

#857ca0

#696084

#4f4863

#343042

#1a1821

Tints

Color #a49db8 mixed toward white.

#b3adc4

#c2bed0

#d2cedc

#e1dee7

#f0eff3

Tones

Color #a49db8 mixed toward gray.

#a59fb6

#a6a2b4

#a7a4b1

#a8a6af

#aaa8ad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1b2 · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#a1a2b0 · ΔE 6.6

Tritanopia

#a4adac · ΔE 16

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 12.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a49db8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a49db8]

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

#a49db8 (#a49db8) is rgb(164, 157, 184) in RGB.

No, #a49db8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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