#a9a2e0

Color #a9a2e0

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.27 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a9a2e0

RGB

rgb(169, 162, 224)

HSL

hsl(246.8, 50%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.8, 27.7%, 87.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.6%, 27.7%, 0%, 12.2%)

LAB

lab(69.22, 15.7, -30.4)

LCH

lch(69.22, 34.21, 297.31)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.0888, 289.19)

HWB

hwb(246.8, 63.5%, 12.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d9e0a2

Analogous

#a2bae0

#a9a2e0

#c8a2e0

Triadic

#a9a2e0

#e0a9a2

#a2e0a9

Split-complementary

#a9a2e0

#e0c8a2

#bae0a2

Tetradic

#a9a2e0

#e0a2d9

#d9e0a2

#a2e0a9

Square

#a9a2e0

#e0a2ba

#d9e0a2

#a2e0c8

Shades

Color #a9a2e0 mixed toward black.

#7c72d0

#5042c0

#3b3091

#272061

#141030

Tints

Color #a9a2e0 mixed toward white.

#b7b2e5

#c6c1ea

#d4d1f0

#e2e0f5

#f1f0fa

Tones

Color #a9a2e0 mixed toward gray.

#ada7db

#b1acd6

#b5b2d1

#b9b7cb

#bdbcc6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6d3 · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#a6a7d0 · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#a9c8c6 · ΔE 24.8

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 20.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a9a2e0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a9a2e0]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a9a2e0 (#a9a2e0) is rgb(169, 162, 224) in RGB.

No, #a9a2e0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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