#a29eab

Color #a29eab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.14 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a29eab

RGB

rgb(162, 158, 171)

HSL

hsl(258.5, 7.2%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258.5, 7.6%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.3%, 7.6%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(65.81, 3.97, -6.22)

LCH

lch(65.81, 7.38, 302.55)

OKLCH

oklch(70.7%, 0.0192, 300.04)

HWB

hwb(258.5, 62%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7ab9e

Analogous

#9ea0ab

#a29eab

#a89eab

Triadic

#a29eab

#aba29e

#9eaba2

Split-complementary

#a29eab

#aba89e

#a0ab9e

Tetradic

#a29eab

#ab9ea7

#a7ab9e

#9eaba2

Square

#a29eab

#ab9ea0

#a7ab9e

#9eaba8

Shades

Color #a29eab mixed toward black.

#868192

#6b6676

#504c58

#35333b

#1b191d

Tints

Color #a29eab mixed toward white.

#b1aeb9

#c1bec7

#d0ced5

#e0dfe3

#efeff1

Tones

Color #a29eab mixed toward gray.

#a29faa

#a3a0a9

#a3a1a8

#a4a2a7

#a4a3a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0a8 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#a1a1a7 · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#a2a6a5 · ΔE 9.1

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 7.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a29eab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a29eab]

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

#a29eab (#a29eab) is rgb(162, 158, 171) in RGB.

No, #a29eab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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