#a59dd3

Color #a59dd3

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.84 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#a59dd3

RGB

rgb(165, 157, 211)

HSL

hsl(248.9, 38%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.9, 25.6%, 82.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.8%, 25.6%, 0%, 17.3%)

LAB

lab(67.14, 14.23, -26.47)

LCH

lch(67.14, 30.05, 298.26)

OKLCH

oklch(72.2%, 0.078, 291.11)

HWB

hwb(248.9, 61.6%, 17.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbd39d

Analogous

#9db0d3

#a59dd3

#c09dd3

Triadic

#a59dd3

#d3a59d

#9dd3a5

Split-complementary

#a59dd3

#d3c09d

#b0d39d

Tetradic

#a59dd3

#d39dcb

#cbd39d

#9dd3a5

Square

#a59dd3

#d39db0

#cbd39d

#9dd3c0

Shades

Color #a59dd3 mixed toward black.

#7e73c0

#5a4ca9

#43397f

#2d2655

#16132a

Tints

Color #a59dd3 mixed toward white.

#b4adda

#c3bee2

#d2cee9

#e1def0

#f0eff8

Tones

Color #a59dd3 mixed toward gray.

#a8a2cf

#aba6ca

#afabc6

#b2afc1

#b5b4bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2c8 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#a2a3c5 · ΔE 5.5

Tritanopia

#a5bebc · ΔE 23.9

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 19

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a59dd3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a59dd3]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a59dd3 (#a59dd3) is rgb(165, 157, 211) in RGB.

No, #a59dd3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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