Palettes / Colors / #A49FD2

#A49FD2 — Light Muted Blue

#A49FD2 is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the blue family.

#A49FD2 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 #CCD19E; it also sits naturally between #9EB2D1 and #BD9ED1. 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 82%

Cyan 22% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 0% · Key 18%

Previews

CSS code for #A49FD2

.text { color: #A49FD2; }
.background { background-color: #A49FD2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A49FD2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(164, 159, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(246, 36%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A49FD2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(164, 159, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A49FD2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(164, 159, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A49FD2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A49FD2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A49FD2

Tints of #A49FD2

Tones of #A49FD2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCD19E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A49FD2: #000000.

How #A49FD2 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 #A49FD2 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A49FD1  ·  #A49FD3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A49FD2?

#A49FD2 is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 164, 159, 210). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A49FD2?

#A49FD2 is RGB 164, 159, 210 — HSL 246°, 36%, 72% — CMYK 22%, 24%, 0%, 18%.

What colors go with #A49FD2?

Its complement is #CCD19E; analogous partners are #9EB2D1 and #BD9ED1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A49FD2 for text?

Black text on #A49FD2 has a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.48:1.