Information about #A29FDB color

#A29FDB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A29FDB falls into the Blue Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(162, 159, 219) — 63.5% red, 62.4% green, 85.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 22 / 24 / 0 / 14. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #A29FDB reads as a confidently colored deep-sea blue and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Ashley's Lavender Calm (#9FA2D7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Blue Bell (#A2A2D0) and Nanoc The Mighty Evil Pig (#AAA4E3).

In RGB terms — rgb(162, 159, 219) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A29FDB: 8.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A29FDB is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A29FDB color variations

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#A29FDB color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #A29FDB

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A29FDB
  • RGB162, 159, 219
  • CMYK22, 24, 0, 14
  • CSSrgb(162, 159, 219)
  • HSL243°, 45%, 74%
  • HSL Precise243°, 45.455%, 74.118%
  • HSV243°, 27%, 86%
  • HSB243°, 27%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.635
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.859
  • GLSLvec3(0.635, 0.624, 0.859)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.635, 0.624, 0.859, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.635, 0.624, 0.859)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB85.9%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA29FDB
  • DECIMAL ID10657755
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01