#a49ebe

Color #a49ebe

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 15.47 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a49ebe

RGB

rgb(164, 158, 190)

HSL

hsl(251.3, 19.8%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(251.3, 16.8%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.7%, 16.8%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(66.57, 8.62, -15.68)

LCH

lch(66.57, 17.89, 298.8)

OKLCH

oklch(71.5%, 0.0464, 293.75)

HWB

hwb(251.3, 62%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8be9e

Analogous

#9ea8be

#a49ebe

#b49ebe

Triadic

#a49ebe

#bea49e

#9ebea4

Split-complementary

#a49ebe

#beb49e

#a8be9e

Tetradic

#a49ebe

#be9eb8

#b8be9e

#9ebea4

Square

#a49ebe

#be9ea8

#b8be9e

#9ebeb4

Shades

Color #a49ebe mixed toward black.

#837ba7

#665d8b

#4c4668

#332e45

#191723

Tints

Color #a49ebe mixed toward white.

#b3aec9

#c2bed4

#d1cede

#e1dfe9

#f0eff4

Tones

Color #a49ebe mixed toward gray.

#a6a1bb

#a7a3b9

#a9a6b6

#aba9b3

#acabb1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1b7 · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#a2a2b5 · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#a4b1b0 · ΔE 18.1

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 13.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a49ebe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a49ebe]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a49ebe (#a49ebe) is rgb(164, 158, 190) in RGB.

No, #a49ebe is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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