#a29bcd

Color #a29bcd

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 20.79 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a29bcd

RGB

rgb(162, 155, 205)

HSL

hsl(248.4, 33.3%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.4, 24.4%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(21%, 24.4%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(66.16, 13.03, -24.67)

LCH

lch(66.16, 27.9, 297.84)

OKLCH

oklch(71.3%, 0.0724, 290.86)

HWB

hwb(248.4, 60.8%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6cd9b

Analogous

#9badcd

#a29bcd

#bb9bcd

Triadic

#a29bcd

#cda29b

#9bcda2

Split-complementary

#a29bcd

#cdbb9b

#adcd9b

Tetradic

#a29bcd

#cd9bc6

#c6cd9b

#9bcda2

Square

#a29bcd

#cd9bad

#c6cd9b

#9bcdbb

Shades

Color #a29bcd mixed toward black.

#7d73b9

#5b50a0

#443c78

#2e2850

#171428

Tints

Color #a29bcd mixed toward white.

#b2acd5

#c1bcde

#d1cde6

#e0deee

#f0eef7

Tones

Color #a29bcd mixed toward gray.

#a59fc9

#a8a3c5

#aba8c1

#aeacbc

#b1b0b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fc2 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#9fa0c0 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#a2b9b7 · ΔE 23.3

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 18.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a29bcd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a29bcd]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a29bcd (#a29bcd) is rgb(162, 155, 205) in RGB.

No, #a29bcd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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