Palettes / Colors / #A39DCA

#A39DCA — Light Dusty Blue

#A39DCA is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the blue family.

#A39DCA 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 #C3C99C; it also sits naturally between #9CACC9 and #B99CC9. 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 62% · Blue 79%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 0% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A39DCA

.text { color: #A39DCA; }
.background { background-color: #A39DCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A39DCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(163, 157, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(248, 30%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A39DCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(163, 157, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A39DCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(163, 157, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A39DCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A39DCA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C3C99C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A39DCA: #000000.

How #A39DCA 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 #A39DCA 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

← #A39DC9  ·  #A39DCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A39DCA?

#A39DCA is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 163, 157, 202). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A39DCA?

#A39DCA is RGB 163, 157, 202 — HSL 248°, 30%, 70% — CMYK 19%, 22%, 0%, 21%.

What colors go with #A39DCA?

Its complement is #C3C99C; analogous partners are #9CACC9 and #B99CC9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A39DCA for text?

Black text on #A39DCA has a contrast ratio of 8.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.55:1.