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Colour

#A29EB6

  • #A29EB6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light slate grey

#A29EB6 is a blue with RGB values 162, 158, 182 and HSL 250°, 14%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light slate grey.

Colour values

#A29EB6#A29EB6
HEX#A29EB6
RGBrgb(162, 158, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.6353, 0.6196, 0.7137
RGB percentages63.5%, 62%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(250, 14.1%, 66.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(250, 13.2%, 71.4%)
CMYK11%, 13.2%, 0%, 28.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,657,462
CSS custom property--colour: #A29EB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35513WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.1:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#5D6149

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#99A1B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#99A0B5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Tritanopia#9EA2A6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.1:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light slate grey · ΔE 13.3Dark grey · ΔE 13.8Light steelblue · ΔE 14.8Slate grey · ΔE 15.8Thistle · ΔE 15.8Silver · ΔE 17.7
Nearest named CSS colourLight slate grey (#778899)ΔE 13.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B2B69E
Analogous#9EA6B6, #AE9EB6
Triadic#B6A29E, #9EB6A2
Split complementary#B6AE9E, #A6B69E
Tetradic#B69EA6, #B2B69E, #9EB6AE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F6F5F8
Lighter +20%#DAD8E2
Lighter +10%#BEBBCC
Darker −10%#8681A0
Darker −20%#6C6688
Darker −30%#55506B
Darker −40%#3E3A4E
More saturated +25%#9489CB
Less saturated −25%#AAAAAA

Channel breakdown

R162
G158
B182
Red162 (63.5%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue250°
Saturation (HSL)14.12%
Lightness66.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR A2 · G 9E · B B6

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