#a698db

Color #a698db

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.21 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a698db

RGB

rgb(166, 152, 219)

HSL

hsl(252.5, 48.2%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.5, 30.6%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.2%, 30.6%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(66.27, 19.25, -32.23)

LCH

lch(66.27, 37.54, 300.85)

OKLCH

oklch(71.7%, 0.0971, 293.37)

HWB

hwb(252.5, 59.6%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cddb98

Analogous

#98abdb

#a698db

#c798db

Triadic

#a698db

#dba698

#98dba6

Split-complementary

#a698db

#dbc798

#abdb98

Tetradic

#a698db

#db98cd

#cddb98

#98dba6

Square

#a698db

#db98ab

#cddb98

#98dbc7

Shades

Color #a698db mixed toward black.

#7e6acb

#5940b7

#433089

#2c205c

#16102e

Tints

Color #a698db mixed toward white.

#b5a9e1

#c4bae7

#d2cbed

#e1ddf3

#f0eef9

Tones

Color #a698db mixed toward gray.

#a99dd5

#aca3d0

#b0a9ca

#b3aec5

#b6b4bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0cd · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#a1a2ca · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#a5c2bf · ΔE 25.7

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 21.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a698db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a698db]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a698db (#a698db) is rgb(166, 152, 219) in RGB.

No, #a698db is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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