#a29fab

Color #a29fab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.46 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-400 #9f9fa9 · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a29fab

RGB

rgb(162, 159, 171)

HSL

hsl(255, 6.7%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255, 7%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.3%, 7%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(66.07, 3.41, -5.83)

LCH

lch(66.07, 6.75, 300.32)

OKLCH

oklch(70.9%, 0.0176, 297.44)

HWB

hwb(255, 62.4%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8ab9f

Analogous

#9fa2ab

#a29fab

#a89fab

Triadic

#a29fab

#aba29f

#9faba2

Split-complementary

#a29fab

#aba89f

#a2ab9f

Tetradic

#a29fab

#ab9fa8

#a8ab9f

#9faba2

Square

#a29fab

#ab9fa2

#a8ab9f

#9faba8

Shades

Color #a29fab mixed toward black.

#868291

#6a6775

#504d58

#35333b

#1b1a1d

Tints

Color #a29fab mixed toward white.

#b1afb9

#c1bfc7

#d0cfd5

#e0dfe3

#efeff1

Tones

Color #a29fab mixed toward gray.

#a2a0aa

#a3a1a9

#a3a2a8

#a4a3a7

#a4a4a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1a8 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#a1a1a8 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#a2a6a5 · ΔE 8.4

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 6.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a29fab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a29fab]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#a29fab (#a29fab) is rgb(162, 159, 171) in RGB.

No, #a29fab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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