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#A693EC — Light Blue

#A693EC 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 #A693EC 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.

#A693EC 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 #D9EC93; it also sits naturally between #93ACEC and #D393EC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A693EC · RGB 166, 147, 236

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Color values

HEX#A693EC
RGB166, 147, 236
HSL253°, 70%, 75%
HSV253°, 38%, 93%
CMYK30%, 38%, 0%, 7%
XYZ41.30, 35.03, 83.94
Yxy35.03, 0.2577, 0.2186
CIE-Lab65.77, 26.24, -42.40
Hunter Lab59.19, 24.52, -47.64

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 65% · Green 58% · Blue 93%

Cyan 30% · Magenta 38% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A693EC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A693EC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A693EC

.text { color: #A693EC; }
.background { background-color: #A693EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A693EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 147, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(253, 70%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A693EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 147, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A693EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 147, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A693EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A693EC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A693EC

#8D74E7#7456E1#5B38DC#4824CC#3E1FAD#31188B#26136C#1C0E4E#110830#060311

Tints of #A693EC

#AD9BED#B4A4EF#BBADF0#C2B5F2#CDC2F4#D4CBF6#DBD4F7#E3DCF9#EAE5FA#F1EEFC

Tones of #A693EC

#AA99E5#AD9FDF#B1A6D9#B4ACD2#B8B3CC#BCB9C6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D9EC93:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.62:1 Fails
Against black text8.01:1 AAA

Best text color on #A693EC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A693EC

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 #A693EC: ·

How #A693EC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #9E9ED6Deuteranopia · #9FA0D1Tritanopia · #A5C5C2

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 #A693EC rather than the exact color:

Velvet Marble
#1AAB2F · #33E0BF · #60A9E7 · #A399F0
Amber Garden
#8CAA0F · #E3F04A · #5835EE · #9E92EF
Modern Ruby Lagoon
#858311 · #EBD966 · #5153E8 · #9D96EA
Burning Ruby Garden
#B099EB · #7853D5 · #4C21B5 · #200D4E
Tranquil Garden
#7B7915 · #E8D87B · #2226C5 · #9F9BE6
Lucky Ruby Orchard
#6FB916 · #A1EE71 · #6F19D7 · #B297EC

Similar colors

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

#A399F0#9E92EF#9D96EA#B099EB#9F9BE6#B297EC#A09DE7#A594F9#9997ED#A294F9#9C97E2#998CEB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A693EB  ·  #A693ED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A693EC?

#A693EC is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 166, 147, 236). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A693EC?

#A693EC is RGB 166, 147, 236 — HSL 253°, 70%, 75% — CMYK 30%, 38%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #A693EC?

Its complement is #D9EC93; analogous partners are #93ACEC and #D393EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A693EC for text?

Black text on #A693EC has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.62:1.