Palettes / Colors / #A69CDC

#A69CDC — Light Muted Blue

#A69CDC is a blue color we call Light Muted Blue, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #A69CDC when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#A69CDC 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 #D3DD9D; it also sits naturally between #9DB3DD and #C69DDD. 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 86%

Cyan 25% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A69CDC

.text { color: #A69CDC; }
.background { background-color: #A69CDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A69CDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(166, 156, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(249, 48%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A69CDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(166, 156, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A69CDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(166, 156, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A69CDC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A69CDC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3DD9D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A69CDC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A69CDC

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #A69CDC 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 #A69CDC 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

← #A69CDB  ·  #A69CDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A69CDC?

#A69CDC is Light Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 166, 156, 220). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A69CDC?

#A69CDC is RGB 166, 156, 220 — HSL 249°, 48%, 74% — CMYK 25%, 29%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #A69CDC?

Its complement is #D3DD9D; analogous partners are #9DB3DD and #C69DDD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A69CDC for text?

Black text on #A69CDC has a contrast ratio of 8.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.50:1.