#A29EBA#A29EBA
#A29EBA is a light, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.357; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.041 H 291.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A29EBA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 158, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(249, 17%, 67%) |
| HSV | hsv(249, 15%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.9%, 15.1%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.27, 7.09, -13.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.27, 15.61, 297.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.19% 0.0151 -0.0377) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.19% 0.041 291.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.9882, 35.6800, 51.4358) |
| Luminance | 0.3568 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lavender
#B39DDB
ΔE00 9.54
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 11.01
Lilac
#C8A2C8
ΔE00 11.04
Pale Purple
#B790D4
ΔE00 11.78
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 11.80
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 11.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A29EBA #B6BA9E
analogous
#9EA8BA #A29EBA #B09EBA
triadic
#A29EBA #BAA29E #9EBAA2
tetradic
#A29EBA #BA9EA8 #B6BA9E #9EBAB0
square
#A29EBA #BA9EA8 #B6BA9E #9EBAB0
split-complementary
#A29EBA #BAB09E #A8BA9E
monochromatic
#615C81 #807AA1 #A29EBA #C4C2D3 #E7E6ED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#A29EBA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.14
#A29EBA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A29EBA
8.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A29EBA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A29EBA | 1.00 | 2.58 | 8.14 | 8.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98A2BB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98A1B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9EA2A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a29eba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 158, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.041 291.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bdbace',
500: '#a29eba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a29eba; $custom-light: #bdbace; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a29eba",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 158,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 248.571,
"s": 16.867,
"l": 67.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71191,
"c": 0.04058,
"h": 291.9
},
"luminance": 0.3568
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A29EBA
secondary
#DDDED6
accent
#9B4A90
background
#FBFBFC
surface
#F6F6F9
border
#D0D0D2
text
#121113
muted
#818082