#a89dec

Color #a89dec

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 17.37 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a89dec

RGB

rgb(168, 157, 236)

HSL

hsl(248.4, 67.5%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.4, 33.5%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.8%, 33.5%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(68.38, 21.13, -38.3)

LCH

lch(68.38, 43.74, 298.89)

OKLCH

oklch(73.6%, 0.1131, 289.68)

HWB

hwb(248.4, 61.6%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e1ec9d

Analogous

#9dbaec

#a89dec

#d09dec

Triadic

#a89dec

#eca89d

#9deca8

Split-complementary

#a89dec

#ecd09d

#baec9d

Tetradic

#a89dec

#ec9de1

#e1ec9d

#9deca8

Square

#a89dec

#ec9dba

#e1ec9d

#9decd0

Shades

Color #a89dec mixed toward black.

#7866e1

#472fd7

#3320a5

#22156e

#110b37

Tints

Color #a89dec mixed toward white.

#b7adef

#c5bef2

#d4cef6

#e2def9

#f1effc

Tones

Color #a89dec mixed toward gray.

#ada4e5

#b2aadf

#b6b1d8

#bbb7d2

#c0becb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3dc · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#a4a5d8 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#a7cfcc · ΔE 27.2

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 22.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a89dec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a89dec]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a89dec (#a89dec) is rgb(168, 157, 236) in RGB.

No, #a89dec 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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