#a29dae

Color #a29dae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.29 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a29dae

RGB

rgb(162, 157, 174)

HSL

hsl(257.6, 9.5%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.6, 9.8%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.9%, 9.8%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(65.63, 5.13, -8.16)

LCH

lch(65.63, 9.64, 302.16)

OKLCH

oklch(70.6%, 0.0251, 299.12)

HWB

hwb(257.6, 61.6%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9ae9d

Analogous

#9da1ae

#a29dae

#aa9dae

Triadic

#a29dae

#aea29d

#9daea2

Split-complementary

#a29dae

#aeaa9d

#a1ae9d

Tetradic

#a29dae

#ae9da9

#a9ae9d

#9daea2

Square

#a29dae

#ae9da1

#a9ae9d

#9daeaa

Shades

Color #a29dae mixed toward black.

#857f95

#6a6479

#4f4b5b

#35323c

#1a191e

Tints

Color #a29dae mixed toward white.

#b1adbb

#c1bec9

#d0ced6

#e0dee4

#efeff1

Tones

Color #a29dae mixed toward gray.

#a39ead

#a3a0ab

#a4a1aa

#a4a3a8

#a5a4a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0aa · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#a0a1a9 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#a2a7a6 · ΔE 11.2

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a29dae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a29dae]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#a29dae (#a29dae) is rgb(162, 157, 174) in RGB.

No, #a29dae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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