#a598db

Color #a598db

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.53 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a598db

RGB

rgb(165, 152, 219)

HSL

hsl(251.6, 48.2%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(251.6, 30.6%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.7%, 30.6%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(66.19, 18.95, -32.36)

LCH

lch(66.19, 37.5, 300.35)

OKLCH

oklch(71.6%, 0.097, 292.68)

HWB

hwb(251.6, 59.6%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cedb98

Analogous

#98acdb

#a598db

#c698db

Triadic

#a598db

#dba598

#98dba5

Split-complementary

#a598db

#dbc698

#acdb98

Tetradic

#a598db

#db98ce

#cedb98

#98dba5

Square

#a598db

#db98ac

#cedb98

#98dbc6

Shades

Color #a598db mixed toward black.

#7d6acb

#5740b7

#413089

#2c205c

#16102e

Tints

Color #a598db mixed toward white.

#b4a9e1

#c3bae7

#d2cbed

#e1ddf3

#f0eef9

Tones

Color #a598db mixed toward gray.

#a89dd5

#aca3d0

#afa9ca

#b3aec5

#b6b4bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a09fcd · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#a0a1ca · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#a4c2bf · ΔE 25.8

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 21.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a598db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a598db]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a598db (#a598db) is rgb(165, 152, 219) in RGB.

No, #a598db is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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