#a59bf7

Color #a59bf7

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 16.76 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a59bf7

RGB

rgb(165, 155, 247)

HSL

hsl(246.5, 85.2%, 78.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.5, 37.2%, 96.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.2%, 37.2%, 0%, 3.1%)

LAB

lab(68.14, 24.2, -44.71)

LCH

lch(68.14, 50.84, 298.43)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.1313, 287.69)

HWB

hwb(246.5, 60.8%, 3.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#edf79b

Analogous

#9bbff7

#a59bf7

#d39bf7

Triadic

#a59bf7

#f7a59b

#9bf7a5

Split-complementary

#a59bf7

#f7d39b

#bff79b

Tetradic

#a59bf7

#f79bed

#edf79b

#9bf7a5

Square

#a59bf7

#f79bbf

#edf79b

#9bf7d3

Shades

Color #a59bf7 mixed toward black.

#6d5df2

#351fed

#210fba

#160a7c

#0b053e

Tints

Color #a59bf7 mixed toward white.

#b4acf8

#c3bcfa

#d2cdfb

#e1defc

#f0eefe

Tones

Color #a59bf7 mixed toward gray.

#aba3ef

#b1aae8

#b7b2e0

#bdbad8

#c3c1d1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1e5 · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#a1a2e1 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#a5d6d2 · ΔE 29.5

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 24.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a59bf7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a59bf7]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a59bf7 (#a59bf7) is rgb(165, 155, 247) in RGB.

No, #a59bf7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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