Colour

#A29CBE

#A29CBE
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Light slate grey

#A29CBE is a blue with RGB values 162, 156, 190 and HSL 251°, 21%, 68%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#A29CBE#A29CBE

HEX#A29CBE

RGBrgb(162, 156, 190)

RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.6118, 0.7451

RGB percentages63.5%, 61.2%, 74.5%

HSLhsl(250.6, 20.7%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(250.6, 17.9%, 74.5%)

CMYK14.7%, 17.9%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer10,656,958

CSS custom property--colour: #A29CBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35176WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness162 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.04:1

Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0

Inverted#5D6341

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#95A0C0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#95A0BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original

Tritanopia#9DA1A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 16.1 Light steelblue · ΔE 16.4 Thistle · ΔE 16.6 Slate grey · ΔE 18.3 Dark grey · ΔE 19.3 Silver · ΔE 22.4

Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 16.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#B8BE9C

Analogous#9CA7BE, #B39CBE

Triadic#BEA29C, #9CBEA2

Split complementary#BEB39C, #A7BE9C

Tetradic#BE9CA7, #B8BE9C, #9CBEB3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F8FB

Lighter +20%#DCDAE6

Lighter +10%#BFBBD2

Darker −10%#857DAA

Darker −20%#6A6193

Darker −30%#544C75

Darker −40%#3D3856

More saturated +25%#9588D3

Less saturated −25%#ADADAD

Channel breakdown

R162

G156

B190

Red162 (63.5%)

Green156 (61.2%)

Blue190 (74.5%)

Hue250.59°

Saturation (HSL)20.73%

Lightness67.84%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR A2 · G 9C · B BE

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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