#a29cd9

Color #a29cd9

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 20.16 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a29cd9

RGB

rgb(162, 156, 217)

HSL

hsl(245.9, 44.5%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245.9, 28.1%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.3%, 28.1%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(66.88, 15.31, -30.22)

LCH

lch(66.88, 33.88, 296.87)

OKLCH

oklch(72%, 0.088, 288.48)

HWB

hwb(245.9, 61.2%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d3d99c

Analogous

#9cb4d9

#a29cd9

#c09cd9

Triadic

#a29cd9

#d9a29c

#9cd9a2

Split-complementary

#a29cd9

#d9c09c

#b4d99c

Tetradic

#a29cd9

#d99cd3

#d3d99c

#9cd9a2

Square

#a29cd9

#d99cb4

#d3d99c

#9cd9c0

Shades

Color #a29cd9 mixed toward black.

#786fc8

#5045b4

#3c3487

#28225a

#14112d

Tints

Color #a29cd9 mixed toward white.

#b1acdf

#c1bde6

#d0cdec

#e0def2

#efeef9

Tones

Color #a29cd9 mixed toward gray.

#a6a1d4

#aaa6cf

#aeabca

#b2b0c5

#b6b5bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fcc · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#a0a0c9 · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#a2c2bf · ΔE 25.3

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 20.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a29cd9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a29cd9]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a29cd9 (#a29cd9) is rgb(162, 156, 217) in RGB.

No, #a29cd9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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