Palettes / Colors / #A09EBB

#A09EBB — Light Dusty Blue

#A09EBB is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the blue family.

#A09EBB 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 #BABC9F; it also sits naturally between #9FABBC and #AF9FBC. 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 62% · Blue 73%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A09EBB

.text { color: #A09EBB; }
.background { background-color: #A09EBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A09EBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(160, 158, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(244, 18%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A09EBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(160, 158, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A09EBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(160, 158, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A09EBB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A09EBB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BABC9F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A09EBB: #000000.

How #A09EBB 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 #A09EBB 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 #A09EBB?

#A09EBB is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 160, 158, 187). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A09EBB?

#A09EBB is RGB 160, 158, 187 — HSL 244°, 18%, 68% — CMYK 14%, 16%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #A09EBB?

Its complement is #BABC9F; analogous partners are #9FABBC and #AF9FBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A09EBB for text?

Black text on #A09EBB has a contrast ratio of 8.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.59:1.