#a29eb1

Color #a29eb1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.14 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#a29eb1

RGB

rgb(162, 158, 177)

HSL

hsl(252.6, 10.9%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.6, 10.7%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.5%, 10.7%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(65.99, 5.19, -9.31)

LCH

lch(65.99, 10.66, 299.14)

OKLCH

oklch(70.9%, 0.0276, 295.27)

HWB

hwb(252.6, 62%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adb19e

Analogous

#9ea4b1

#a29eb1

#ac9eb1

Triadic

#a29eb1

#b1a29e

#9eb1a2

Split-complementary

#a29eb1

#b1ac9e

#a4b19e

Tetradic

#a29eb1

#b19ead

#adb19e

#9eb1a2

Square

#a29eb1

#b19ea4

#adb19e

#9eb1ac

Shades

Color #a29eb1 mixed toward black.

#847f98

#69647c

#4e4b5d

#34323e

#1a191f

Tints

Color #a29eb1 mixed toward white.

#b2aebe

#c1becb

#d1cfd8

#e0dfe5

#f0eff2

Tones

Color #a29eb1 mixed toward gray.

#a3a0af

#a4a1ae

#a5a3ac

#a6a4ab

#a7a6a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0ad · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#a1a1ac · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#a2a9a8 · ΔE 12.3

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 9.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a29eb1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a29eb1]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a29eb1 (#a29eb1) is rgb(162, 158, 177) in RGB.

No, #a29eb1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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