Palettes / Colors / #A29ADE

#A29ADE — Light Muted Blue

#A29ADE is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the blue family.

#A29ADE 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 #D7DF9B; it also sits naturally between #9BB5DF and #C59BDF. 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 64% · Green 60% · Blue 87%

Cyan 27% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A29ADE

.text { color: #A29ADE; }
.background { background-color: #A29ADE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A29ADE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(162, 154, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(247, 51%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A29ADE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(162, 154, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A29ADE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(162, 154, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A29ADE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A29ADE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D7DF9B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A29ADE: #000000.

How #A29ADE 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 #A29ADE 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 #A29ADE?

#A29ADE is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 162, 154, 222). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A29ADE?

#A29ADE is RGB 162, 154, 222 — HSL 247°, 51%, 74% — CMYK 27%, 31%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #A29ADE?

Its complement is #D7DF9B; analogous partners are #9BB5DF and #C59BDF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A29ADE for text?

Black text on #A29ADE has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.56:1.