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#A693EA — Light Blue

#A693EA is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: plum (#DDA0DD) — not an exact match. CSS plum gives you #DDA0DD, a different color; use #A693EA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#A693EA is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #D7EA95; it also sits naturally between #95ADEA and #D295EA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A693EA · RGB 166, 147, 234

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Color values

HEX#A693EA
RGB166, 147, 234
HSL253°, 67%, 75%
HSV253°, 37%, 92%
CMYK29%, 37%, 0%, 8%
XYZ41.01, 34.91, 82.42
Yxy34.91, 0.2590, 0.2205
CIE-Lab65.68, 25.75, -41.44
Hunter Lab59.09, 24.01, -46.27

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 58% · Blue 92%

Cyan 29% · Magenta 37% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #A693EA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A693EA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A693EA

.text { color: #A693EA; }
.background { background-color: #A693EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A693EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 147, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(253, 67%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A693EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 147, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A693EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 147, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A693EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A693EA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A693EA

#8E77E4#7659DE#5D3BD8#4A28C8#3F22AA#331B88#28156A#1C0F4D#11092F#060311

Tints of #A693EA

#AE9DEC#B5A6ED#BCAEEF#C3B7F1#CEC3F3#D5CCF5#DCD4F7#E3DDF8#EAE5FA#F1EEFC

Tones of #A693EA

#AB9BE4#AEA1DE#B2A7D7#B5ADD2#B8B3CB#BCB9C6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D7EA95:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.63:1 Fails
Against black text7.98:1 AAA

Best text color on #A693EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A693EA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #A693EA: ·

How #A693EA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #9E9ED5Deuteranopia · #9FA0D0Tritanopia · #A5C4C1

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind violet 500 · #8B5CF6Tailwind purple 500 · #A855F7Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A693EA rather than the exact color:

Velvet Marble
#1AAB2F · #33E0BF · #60A9E7 · #A399F0
Modern Ruby Lagoon
#858311 · #EBD966 · #5153E8 · #9D96EA
Amber Garden
#8CAA0F · #E3F04A · #5835EE · #9E92EF
Tranquil Garden
#7B7915 · #E8D87B · #2226C5 · #9F9BE6
Burning Ruby Garden
#B099EB · #7853D5 · #4C21B5 · #200D4E
Modern Ruby Garden
#96B71F · #9BE14C · #5731DC · #A09DE7

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#A399F0#9D96EA#9E92EF#9F9BE6#B099EB#A09DE7#B297EC#9C97E2#A38DDE#9997ED#998CEB#A594F9

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A693E9  ·  #A693EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A693EA?

#A693EA is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 166, 147, 234). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A693EA?

#A693EA is RGB 166, 147, 234 — HSL 253°, 67%, 75% — CMYK 29%, 37%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #A693EA?

Its complement is #D7EA95; analogous partners are #95ADEA and #D295EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A693EA for text?

Black text on #A693EA has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.63:1.