#a6a0df

Color #a6a0df

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.76 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a6a0df

RGB

rgb(166, 160, 223)

HSL

hsl(245.7, 49.6%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245.7, 28.3%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.6%, 28.3%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(68.44, 15.69, -31.08)

LCH

lch(68.44, 34.82, 296.79)

OKLCH

oklch(73.4%, 0.0905, 288.29)

HWB

hwb(245.7, 62.7%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9dfa0

Analogous

#a0badf

#a6a0df

#c5a0df

Triadic

#a6a0df

#dfa6a0

#a0dfa6

Split-complementary

#a6a0df

#dfc5a0

#badfa0

Tetradic

#a6a0df

#dfa0d9

#d9dfa0

#a0dfa6

Square

#a6a0df

#dfa0ba

#d9dfa0

#a0dfc5

Shades

Color #a6a0df mixed toward black.

#7970cf

#4d41bf

#39308f

#26205f

#131030

Tints

Color #a6a0df mixed toward white.

#b5b0e4

#c4c0ea

#d2d0ef

#e1dff4

#f0effa

Tones

Color #a6a0df mixed toward gray.

#aaa5da

#aeabd5

#b3b0cf

#b7b5ca

#bbbac5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3d2 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#a4a4cf · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#a6c7c4 · ΔE 25.4

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 20.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a6a0df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a6a0df]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a6a0df (#a6a0df) is rgb(166, 160, 223) in RGB.

No, #a6a0df 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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