#A899E1 Color

#A899E1 is rgb(168, 153, 225) in RGB and hsl(252, 55%, 74%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A899E1

HEX#A899E1

RGBrgb(168, 153, 225)

HSLhsl(252, 55%, 74%)

HSVhsv(252, 32%, 88%)

OKLCHoklch(72.3% 0.104 293.2)

CMYKcmyk(25%, 32%, 0%, 12%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A899E1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.53:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.31:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A899E1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A899E1 Complementary#D3E198 Analogous#98AEE1 Analogous#CB98E1 Triadic#E1A798 Triadic#98E1A7

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A899E1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B1A4E5 #BFB4E9 #C9C0ED #D6D0F1 #E0DBF5 #EEEBF9

Shades

#8571D6 #6349CA #4B32AE #3A2786 #291C5F #181037

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