What color is #A29BBF?

#A29BBF is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A29BBF?

The RGB value is 162, 155, 191: 162 red, 155 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A29BBF?

The complementary color is #B8BF9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A29BBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A29BBF color

#A29BBF rgb(162, 155, 191)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A29BBF is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 60.8% green and 74.9% blue (162, 155, 191).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 22% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.98:1).

#A29BBF color codes

HEX	`#A29BBF`
RGB	`rgb(162, 155, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 60.8%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 22%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 19%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 19%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.66, 9.86, -17.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.66, 20.2, 299.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.024, 34.885, 54.116)`
Decimal	`10656703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A29BBF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A29BBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A29BBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A29BBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a29bbf; }
.text { color: #a29bbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a29bbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 155 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a29bbf, #b49bbf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A29BBF?: #A29BBF is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A29BBF?: The RGB value is 162, 155, 191: 162 red, 155 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A29BBF?: The complementary color is #B8BF9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A29BBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.98:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.