Palettes / Colors / #A69BEE

#A69BEE — Light Blue

#A69BEE is a blue color we call Light Blue, closest to the named color Plum (#DDA0DD). It belongs to the blue family.

#A69BEE is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #E3EE9B; it also sits naturally between #9BB9EE and #CF9BEE. 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 65% · Green 61% · Blue 93%

Cyan 30% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A69BEE

.text { color: #A69BEE; }
.background { background-color: #A69BEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A69BEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 155, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(248, 71%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A69BEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 155, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A69BEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 155, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A69BEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A69BEE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E3EE9B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A69BEE: #000000.

How #A69BEE 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 #A69BEE 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 #A69BEE?

#A69BEE is Light Blue, a blue color (RGB 166, 155, 238). Its closest standard named color is Plum.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A69BEE?

#A69BEE is RGB 166, 155, 238 — HSL 248°, 71%, 77% — CMYK 30%, 35%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #A69BEE?

Its complement is #E3EE9B; analogous partners are #9BB9EE and #CF9BEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A69BEE for text?

Black text on #A69BEE has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.46:1.