#a29cbb

Color #a29cbb

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 15.1 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a29cbb

RGB

rgb(162, 156, 187)

HSL

hsl(251.6, 18.6%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(251.6, 16.6%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.4%, 16.6%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(65.78, 8.43, -15.21)

LCH

lch(65.78, 17.39, 299)

OKLCH

oklch(70.8%, 0.0451, 294.07)

HWB

hwb(251.6, 61.2%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5bb9c

Analogous

#9ca6bb

#a29cbb

#b29cbb

Triadic

#a29cbb

#bba29c

#9cbba2

Split-complementary

#a29cbb

#bbb29c

#a6bb9c

Tetradic

#a29cbb

#bb9cb5

#b5bb9c

#9cbba2

Square

#a29cbb

#bb9ca6

#b5bb9c

#9cbbb2

Shades

Color #a29cbb mixed toward black.

#827aa4

#655d88

#4c4666

#332f44

#191722

Tints

Color #a29cbb mixed toward white.

#b2adc6

#c1bdd2

#d1cedd

#e0dee8

#f0eff4

Tones

Color #a29cbb mixed toward gray.

#a49fb9

#a5a1b6

#a7a4b3

#a8a6b1

#aaa9ae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fb4 · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#a0a0b2 · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#a2aead · ΔE 17.6

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 13.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a29cbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a29cbb]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a29cbb (#a29cbb) is rgb(162, 156, 187) in RGB.

No, #a29cbb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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