#a897d8

Color #a897d8

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.22 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a897d8

RGB

rgb(168, 151, 216)

HSL

hsl(255.7, 45.5%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255.7, 30.1%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.2%, 30.1%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(66.07, 19.71, -30.87)

LCH

lch(66.07, 36.63, 302.56)

OKLCH

oklch(71.5%, 0.0947, 295.92)

HWB

hwb(255.7, 59.2%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7d897

Analogous

#97a7d8

#a897d8

#c997d8

Triadic

#a897d8

#d8a897

#97d8a8

Split-complementary

#a897d8

#d8c997

#a7d897

Tetradic

#a897d8

#d897c7

#c7d897

#97d8a8

Square

#a897d8

#d897a7

#c7d897

#97d8c9

Shades

Color #a897d8 mixed toward black.

#836bc7

#6043b2

#483286

#302159

#18112d

Tints

Color #a897d8 mixed toward white.

#b7a8df

#c5bae5

#d4cbec

#e2dcf2

#f1eef9

Tones

Color #a897d8 mixed toward gray.

#ab9dd3

#ada2cd

#b0a7c8

#b2adc2

#b5b2bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1cb · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#a2a3c7 · ΔE 7.6

Tritanopia

#a7bfbd · ΔE 24.7

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 21.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a897d8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a897d8]

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

#a897d8 (#a897d8) is rgb(168, 151, 216) in RGB.

No, #a897d8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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