#a797dc

Color #a797dc

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.92 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a797dc

RGB

rgb(167, 151, 220)

HSL

hsl(253.9, 49.6%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.9, 31.4%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.1%, 31.4%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(66.15, 20.35, -32.97)

LCH

lch(66.15, 38.74, 301.68)

OKLCH

oklch(71.6%, 0.1001, 294.36)

HWB

hwb(253.9, 59.2%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccdc97

Analogous

#97a9dc

#a797dc

#c997dc

Triadic

#a797dc

#dca797

#97dca7

Split-complementary

#a797dc

#dcc997

#a9dc97

Tetradic

#a797dc

#dc97cc

#ccdc97

#97dca7

Square

#a797dc

#dc97a9

#ccdc97

#97dcc9

Shades

Color #a797dc mixed toward black.

#8069cc

#5b3eb9

#442f8b

#2d1f5c

#17102e

Tints

Color #a797dc mixed toward white.

#b6a8e2

#c4bae8

#d3cbed

#e2dcf3

#f0eef9

Tones

Color #a797dc mixed toward gray.

#aa9dd6

#ada2d0

#b0a8cb

#b3aec5

#b6b4bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0ce · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#a1a2ca · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#a6c2bf · ΔE 25.8

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 21.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a797dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a797dc]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a797dc (#a797dc) is rgb(167, 151, 220) in RGB.

No, #a797dc 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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