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Color space conversion

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RGB open »
Red Green Blue
66.27% 65.88% 89.41%
HSL open »
Hue Saturation Lightness
241° 52.63% 77.65%
HSV / HSB
Hue Saturation Value / Brightness
241° 26.32% 89.41%
RGB - Normalized
Red Green Blue
0.66 0.66 0.89
HSL - Normalized
Hue Saturation Lightness
0.67 0.53 0.78
HSV / HSB - Normalized
Hue Saturation Value / Brightness
0.67 0.26 0.89
CMYK open »
Cyan Magenta Yellow Black
26% 26% 0% 11%
YCbCr
Y Cb Cr
0.69 0.12 -0.02
XYZ
X Y Z
44.37 42.04 79.18
CIE Lab
L a b
70.9 13.3 -30.02

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CSS notation

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#a9a8e4
rgb(169,168,228)
hsl(241, 53%, 78%)

Tints, Shades, and Tones

Tints of color #a9a8e4

Tints

A tint is obtained by adding white to a color. This process reduces darkness.
Shades of color #a9a8e4

Shades

A shade is obtained by adding black to a color. This process increases darkness.
Tones of color #a9a8e4

Tones

A tone is produced either by mixing a color with grey, or by both tinting and shading.

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Color Harmonies

Schemes of colors that work well together. Read more about Color Harmonies »
Complementary Harmony Color Scheme of #a9a8e4

Complementary

Create the strongest contrast.
Triad Harmony Color Scheme of #a9a8e4

Triad

Let one color dominate and use the other two for the accent.
Square Harmony Color Scheme of #a9a8e4

Square

Balance between warm and cool colors.
Adjacent Harmony Color Scheme of #a9a8e4

Adjacent / Analogous / Analogic

Pleasing and harmonious to the eye, they can be found in nature.
Split Complementary Harmony Color Scheme of #a9a8e4

Split Complementary

Low tension, strong visual contrast.
Rectangle Tetradic Harmony Color Scheme of #a9a8e4

Rectangle / Tetradic

Two complementary pairs for a total of four colors.
Pentagram Harmony Color Scheme of #a9a8e4

Pentagram

Circle around the color wheel, five colors.