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#A39FBC Color

#A39FBC is rgb(163, 159, 188) in RGB, hsl(248, 18%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 15%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.03. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A39FBC
HEX#A39FBC
RGBrgb(163, 159, 188)
HSLhsl(248, 18%, 68%)
HSVhsv(248, 15%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 15%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(71.6% 0.042 291.6)
LABlab(66.56% 5.89 -14.49)
LCHlch(66.56% 15.64 292.12)

What #A39FBC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A39FBC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cool Gray#8C92ACΔE 7.03Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 7.6Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 7.63Manatee#979AAAΔE 7.84Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 8.83Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 8.93

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#A39FBC Channel Values

How #A39FBC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 163 · G 159 · B 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 248° · S 18% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 248° · S 15% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 15% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.55:1 vs white · 8.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A39FBC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A39FBC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A39FBC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A39FBC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A39FBC
Complementary
#B8BC9F
Analogous
#9FA9BC
Analogous
#B19FBC
Triadic
#BCA39F
Triadic
#9FBCA3
Split comp.
#BCB19F
Split comp.
#A9BC9F

Tints & Shades of #A39FBC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AEABC4
#BDBACF
#C8C6D7
#D4D2E0
#DFDEE8
#EEEDF2

Shades

#8984A9
#6F6996
#5B567B
#45415D
#312E42
#1D1B27

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A39FBC.

How #A39FBC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A39FBC
Protanopia#A0A0BC
Protanomaly#A19FBC
Deuteranopia#A0A0BC
Deuteranomaly#A1A0BC
Tritanopia#9FA3A3
Tritanomaly#A1A1AE
Achromatopsia#A2A2A2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A39FBC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a39fbc: #A39FBC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A39FBC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a39fbc': '#A39FBC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.624, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_a39fbc">#A39FBC</color>
SVG fillfill="#A39FBC"

More Blue Colors

#A39FBC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#A39FBC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A39FBC?

#A39FBC is a light blue — rgb(163, 159, 188) in RGB and hsl(248, 18%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cool Gray (#8C92AC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.03.

What is the RGB value of #A39FBC?

#A39FBC is rgb(163, 159, 188) — red 163, green 159, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A39FBC?

#A39FBC converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 15%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A39FBC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A39FBC scores 2.55:1 against white and 8.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A39FBC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A39FBC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightslategray (#778899) at a CIE76 distance of 14.62, which is visibly different.

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