What color is #A29FBB?

#A29FBB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A29FBB?

The RGB value is 162, 159, 187: 162 red, 159 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A29FBB?

The complementary color is #B8BB9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A29FBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A29FBB color

#A29FBB rgb(162, 159, 187)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A29FBB is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 62.4% green and 73.3% blue (162, 159, 187).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 17% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 5 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#A29FBB color codes

HEX	`#A29FBB`
RGB	`rgb(162, 159, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 62.4%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 17%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 15%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 15%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.57, 6.75, -14.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.57, 15.56, 295.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.266, 36.065, 52.055)`
Decimal	`10657723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A29FBB, 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 #A29FBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A29FBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	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 #A29FBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a29fbb; }
.text { color: #a29fbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a29fbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 159 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a29fbb, #b09fbb); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A29FBB?: #A29FBB is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A29FBB?: The RGB value is 162, 159, 187: 162 red, 159 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A29FBB?: The complementary color is #B8BB9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A29FBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.