What color is #A29FBF?

#A29FBF is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A29FBF?

The RGB value is 162, 159, 191: 162 red, 159 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A29FBF?

The complementary color is #BCBF9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A29FBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A29FBF color

#A29FBF rgb(162, 159, 191)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A29FBF is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 62.4% green and 74.9% blue (162, 159, 191).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 20% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.25:1).

#A29FBF color codes

HEX	`#A29FBF`
RGB	`rgb(162, 159, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 62.4%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 20%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 17%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 17%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.7, 7.62, -16.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.7, 17.77, 295.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.7, 36.239, 54.341)`
Decimal	`10657727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A29FBF, 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 #A29FBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A29FBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.25:1	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 #A29FBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a29fbf; }
.text { color: #a29fbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a29fbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 159 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a29fbf, #b29fbf); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A29FBF?: #A29FBF is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A29FBF?: The RGB value is 162, 159, 191: 162 red, 159 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A29FBF?: The complementary color is #BCBF9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A29FBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.