#a89fcd

Color #a89fcd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 18.04 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a89fcd

RGB

rgb(168, 159, 205)

HSL

hsl(251.7, 31.5%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(251.7, 22.4%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(18%, 22.4%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(67.67, 12.67, -22.31)

LCH

lch(67.67, 25.66, 299.59)

OKLCH

oklch(72.6%, 0.0666, 293.64)

HWB

hwb(251.7, 62.4%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4cd9f

Analogous

#9fadcd

#a89fcd

#bf9fcd

Triadic

#a89fcd

#cda89f

#9fcda8

Split-complementary

#a89fcd

#cdbf9f

#adcd9f

Tetradic

#a89fcd

#cd9fc4

#c4cd9f

#9fcda8

Square

#a89fcd

#cd9fad

#c4cd9f

#9fcdbf

Shades

Color #a89fcd mixed toward black.

#8477b8

#6253a0

#4a3e78

#312a50

#191528

Tints

Color #a89fcd mixed toward white.

#b7afd5

#c5bfde

#d4cfe6

#e2dfee

#f1eff7

Tones

Color #a89fcd mixed toward gray.

#aaa3c9

#ada7c5

#afabc2

#b1aebe

#b4b2ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4c3 · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#a5a5c1 · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#a8bbb9 · ΔE 22.4

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 17.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a89fcd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a89fcd]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a89fcd (#a89fcd) is rgb(168, 159, 205) in RGB.

No, #a89fcd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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