#a898db

Color #a898db

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.56 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a898db

RGB

rgb(168, 152, 219)

HSL

hsl(254.3, 48.2%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(254.3, 30.6%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.3%, 30.6%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(66.44, 19.85, -31.96)

LCH

lch(66.44, 37.62, 301.84)

OKLCH

oklch(71.8%, 0.0973, 294.8)

HWB

hwb(254.3, 59.6%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbdb98

Analogous

#98a9db

#a898db

#c998db

Triadic

#a898db

#dba898

#98dba8

Split-complementary

#a898db

#dbc998

#a9db98

Tetradic

#a898db

#db98cb

#cbdb98

#98dba8

Square

#a898db

#db98a9

#cbdb98

#98dbc9

Shades

Color #a898db mixed toward black.

#816acb

#5c40b7

#453089

#2e205c

#17102e

Tints

Color #a898db mixed toward white.

#b6a9e1

#c5bae7

#d3cbed

#e2ddf3

#f0eef9

Tones

Color #a898db mixed toward gray.

#ab9dd5

#aea3d0

#b1a9ca

#b4aec5

#b6b4bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1cd · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#a2a3ca · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#a7c2bf · ΔE 25.6

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 21.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a898db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a898db]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a898db (#a898db) is rgb(168, 152, 219) in RGB.

No, #a898db 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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