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#A49CBF Color

#A49CBF is rgb(164, 156, 191) in RGB, hsl(254, 21%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 18%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Bell (#A2A2D0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A49CBF
HEX#A49CBF
RGBrgb(164, 156, 191)
HSLhsl(254, 21%, 68%)
HSVhsv(254, 18%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 18%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(71.1% 0.051 295.5)
LABlab(65.94% 8.31 -17.06)
LCHlch(65.94% 18.98 295.95)

What #A49CBF 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 #A49CBF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 6.88Glossy Grape#AB92B3ΔE 7.16Wild Blue Yonder#A2ADD0ΔE 8.46Cool Gray#8C92ACΔE 8.6Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 8.69Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 10.79

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

#A49CBF Channel Values

How #A49CBF 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 164 · G 156 · B 1918-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 21% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 18% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 18% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.6:1 vs white · 8.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A49CBF 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 text2.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A49CBF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A49CBF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A49CBF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A49CBF
Complementary
#B7BF9C
Analogous
#9CA5BF
Analogous
#B59CBF
Triadic
#BFA49C
Triadic
#9CBFA4
Split comp.
#BFB59C
Split comp.
#A5BF9C

Tints & Shades of #A49CBF

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

#B0A9C7
#BEB8D1
#C9C4D9
#D4D1E1
#E0DDE9
#EEECF3

Shades

#8B80AC
#71659A
#5D537F
#463E60
#322C44
#1D1A28

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A49CBF.

How #A49CBF 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#A49CBF
Protanopia#9D9DBF
Protanomaly#A09DBF
Deuteranopia#9F9FBF
Deuteranomaly#A19EBF
Tritanopia#9FA1A1
Tritanomaly#A19FAE
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A49CBF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a49cbf: #A49CBF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A49CBF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a49cbf': '#A49CBF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.643, green: 0.612, blue: 0.749)
Android XML<color name="color_a49cbf">#A49CBF</color>
SVG fillfill="#A49CBF"

More Blue Colors

#A49CBF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#A49CBF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A49CBF?

#A49CBF is a light blue — rgb(164, 156, 191) in RGB and hsl(254, 21%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Bell (#A2A2D0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.88.

What is the RGB value of #A49CBF?

#A49CBF is rgb(164, 156, 191) — red 164, green 156, and blue 191 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A49CBF?

#A49CBF converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 18%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A49CBF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A49CBF scores 2.6:1 against white and 8.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A49CBF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A49CBF 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 16.58, which is visibly different.

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