Palettes / Colors / #A09CD2

#A09CD2 — Light Muted Blue

#A09CD2 is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the blue family.

#A09CD2 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CED29D; it also sits naturally between #9DB4D2 and #BB9DD2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 63% · Green 61% · Blue 82%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 0% · Key 18%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #A09CD2

.text { color: #A09CD2; }
.background { background-color: #A09CD2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A09CD2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(160, 156, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(244, 37%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A09CD2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(160, 156, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A09CD2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(160, 156, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A09CD2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A09CD2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CED29D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A09CD2: #000000.

How #A09CD2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A09CD2 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #A09CD2?

#A09CD2 is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 160, 156, 210). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A09CD2?

#A09CD2 is RGB 160, 156, 210 — HSL 244°, 37%, 72% — CMYK 24%, 26%, 0%, 18%.

What colors go with #A09CD2?

Its complement is #CED29D; analogous partners are #9DB4D2 and #BB9DD2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A09CD2 for text?

Black text on #A09CD2 has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.57:1.