#a29ec6

Color #a29ec6

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Light Steel Blue #b0c4de · ΔE 16.81 Nearest Tailwind class slate-400 #90a1b9 · ΔE 10.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a29ec6

RGB

rgb(162, 158, 198)

HSL

hsl(246, 26%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246, 20.2%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.2%, 20.2%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(66.68, 9.74, -19.98)

LCH

lch(66.68, 22.23, 295.99)

OKLCH

oklch(71.6%, 0.0578, 289.41)

HWB

hwb(246, 62%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c2c69e

Analogous

#9eaec6

#a29ec6

#b69ec6

Triadic

#a29ec6

#c6a29e

#9ec6a2

Split-complementary

#a29ec6

#c6b69e

#aec69e

Tetradic

#a29ec6

#c69ec2

#c2c69e

#9ec6a2

Square

#a29ec6

#c69eae

#c2c69e

#9ec6b6

Shades

Color #a29ec6 mixed toward black.

#7e79b0

#5e5896

#464270

#2f2c4b

#171625

Tints

Color #a29ec6 mixed toward white.

#b1aed0

#c1bed9

#d0cee3

#e0dfec

#efeff6

Tones

Color #a29ec6 mixed toward gray.

#a5a1c3

#a7a5bf

#aaa8bc

#adabb9

#afafb5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0bd · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#a1a1bb · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#a2b6b4 · ΔE 21.2

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 15.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a29ec6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a29ec6]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#a29ec6 (#a29ec6) is rgb(162, 158, 198) in RGB.

No, #a29ec6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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