#a89ac7

Color #a89ac7

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 18.4 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a89ac7

RGB

rgb(168, 154, 199)

HSL

hsl(258.7, 28.7%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258.7, 22.6%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.6%, 22.6%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(66.18, 14.14, -21.25)

LCH

lch(66.18, 25.52, 303.64)

OKLCH

oklch(71.4%, 0.0663, 298.96)

HWB

hwb(258.7, 60.4%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9c79a

Analogous

#9aa2c7

#a89ac7

#bf9ac7

Triadic

#a89ac7

#c7a89a

#9ac7a8

Split-complementary

#a89ac7

#c7bf9a

#a2c79a

Tetradic

#a89ac7

#c79ab9

#b9c79a

#9ac7a8

Square

#a89ac7

#c79aa2

#b9c79a

#9ac7bf

Shades

Color #a89ac7 mixed toward black.

#8774b2

#695497

#4f3f72

#342a4c

#1a1526

Tints

Color #a89ac7 mixed toward white.

#b6abd0

#c5bcda

#d3cce3

#e2ddec

#f0eef6

Tones

Color #a89ac7 mixed toward gray.

#a99ec3

#aba1bf

#aca5bc

#aea9b8

#afadb4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2bd · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#a3a4bb · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#a7b5b3 · ΔE 22

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 17.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a89ac7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a89ac7]

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

#a89ac7 (#a89ac7) is rgb(168, 154, 199) in RGB.

No, #a89ac7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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