#a49ebc

Color #a49ebc

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 15.26 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a49ebc

RGB

rgb(164, 158, 188)

HSL

hsl(252, 18.3%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 16%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.8%, 16%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(66.5, 8.19, -14.67)

LCH

lch(66.5, 16.8, 299.17)

OKLCH

oklch(71.4%, 0.0436, 294.51)

HWB

hwb(252, 62%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6bc9e

Analogous

#9ea7bc

#a49ebc

#b39ebc

Triadic

#a49ebc

#bca49e

#9ebca4

Split-complementary

#a49ebc

#bcb39e

#a7bc9e

Tetradic

#a49ebc

#bc9eb6

#b6bc9e

#9ebca4

Square

#a49ebc

#bc9ea7

#b6bc9e

#9ebcb3

Shades

Color #a49ebc mixed toward black.

#847ca4

#675e88

#4d4766

#332f44

#1a1822

Tints

Color #a49ebc mixed toward white.

#b3aec7

#c2bed2

#d1cedd

#e1dfe9

#f0eff4

Tones

Color #a49ebc mixed toward gray.

#a5a0b9

#a7a3b7

#a8a5b4

#aaa8b2

#abaaaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1b5 · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#a2a2b4 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#a4b0af · ΔE 17.4

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 13.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a49ebc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a49ebc]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a49ebc (#a49ebc) is rgb(164, 158, 188) in RGB.

No, #a49ebc 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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