#a691db

Color #a691db

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.22 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a691db

RGB

rgb(166, 145, 219)

HSL

hsl(257, 50.7%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257, 33.8%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.2%, 33.8%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(64.54, 23.22, -34.92)

LCH

lch(64.54, 41.94, 303.62)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.1082, 296.57)

HWB

hwb(257, 56.9%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6db91

Analogous

#91a1db

#a691db

#cb91db

Triadic

#a691db

#dba691

#91dba6

Split-complementary

#a691db

#dbcb91

#a1db91

Tetradic

#a691db

#db91c6

#c6db91

#91dba6

Square

#a691db

#db91a1

#c6db91

#91dbcb

Shades

Color #a691db mixed toward black.

#8163cc

#5f3cb7

#472d89

#2f1e5b

#180f2e

Tints

Color #a691db mixed toward white.

#b5a3e1

#c4b6e7

#d3c8ed

#e1daf3

#f0edf9

Tones

Color #a691db mixed toward gray.

#a997d5

#ab9dcf

#aea4c9

#b1aac2

#b3b0bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9dcc · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#9fa0c8 · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#a5c0bd · ΔE 26.1

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 22.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a691db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a691db]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#a691db (#a691db) is rgb(166, 145, 219) in RGB.

No, #a691db 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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