#a29bb4

Color #a29bb4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 13.55 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a29bb4

RGB

rgb(162, 155, 180)

HSL

hsl(256.8, 14.3%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256.8, 13.9%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(10%, 13.9%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(65.29, 7.49, -12.03)

LCH

lch(65.29, 14.17, 301.91)

OKLCH

oklch(70.4%, 0.0368, 298.24)

HWB

hwb(256.8, 60.8%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adb49b

Analogous

#9ba1b4

#a29bb4

#af9bb4

Triadic

#a29bb4

#b4a29b

#9bb4a2

Split-complementary

#a29bb4

#b4af9b

#a1b49b

Tetradic

#a29bb4

#b49bad

#adb49b

#9bb4a2

Square

#a29bb4

#b49ba1

#adb49b

#9bb4af

Shades

Color #a29bb4 mixed toward black.

#847b9c

#696080

#4e4860

#343040

#1a1820

Tints

Color #a29bb4 mixed toward white.

#b2acc1

#c1bccd

#d1cdda

#e0dee6

#f0eef3

Tones

Color #a29bb4 mixed toward gray.

#a39db2

#a49fb0

#a5a1ae

#a6a3ac

#a7a5aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fae · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#9fa0ad · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#a2aaa9 · ΔE 15.2

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 12

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a29bb4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a29bb4]

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

#a29bb4 (#a29bb4) is rgb(162, 155, 180) in RGB.

No, #a29bb4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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