#a596dc

Color #a596dc

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.52 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a596dc

RGB

rgb(165, 150, 220)

HSL

hsl(252.9, 50%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.9, 31.8%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(25%, 31.8%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(65.73, 20.32, -33.63)

LCH

lch(65.73, 39.29, 301.14)

OKLCH

oklch(71.3%, 0.1016, 293.49)

HWB

hwb(252.9, 58.8%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cddc96

Analogous

#96aadc

#a596dc

#c896dc

Triadic

#a596dc

#dca596

#96dca5

Split-complementary

#a596dc

#dcc896

#aadc96

Tetradic

#a596dc

#dc96cd

#cddc96

#96dca5

Square

#a596dc

#dc96aa

#cddc96

#96dcc8

Shades

Color #a596dc mixed toward black.

#7d68cd

#583eb9

#422e8b

#2c1f5c

#160f2e

Tints

Color #a596dc mixed toward white.

#b4a7e2

#c3b9e8

#d2caed

#e1dcf3

#f0edf9

Tones

Color #a596dc mixed toward gray.

#a89cd6

#aca2d0

#afa7ca

#b2adc5

#b6b3bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

8:1

Black text reads better on this background (8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fce · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#a0a1ca · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#a4c2bf · ΔE 26

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 21.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a596dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a596dc]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a596dc (#a596dc) is rgb(165, 150, 220) in RGB.

No, #a596dc 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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