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#a49eb2

a light, muted violet · warm · closest name: silver

RGB
164, 158, 178
HSL
258°, 12%, 66%
CMYK
8, 11, 0, 30
Luminance
0.3556

Every format

HEX#a49eb2
RGBrgb(164, 158, 178)
HSLhsl(258, 12%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 11%, 0%, 30%)
LABlab(66.2 6.1 -9.6)
LCHlch(66.2 11.3 302.5)
OKLCHoklch(0.711 0.029 299.3)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #a49eb2;
background-color: #a49eb2;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#a49eb2] bg-[#a49eb2]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #a49eb2;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.643, green: 0.620, blue: 0.698)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#a49eb2")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#a49eb2 on white: 2.59:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#a49eb2 on black: 8.11:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red64.3%
Green62.0%
Blue69.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan7.9%
Magenta11.2%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)30.2%

Color previews

#a49eb2 text on a black background

contrast 8.11:1

Card sample

#a49eb2 text on a white background

contrast 2.59:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #a49eb2;
Background color
Panel with #a49eb2 background
background-color: #a49eb2;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #a49eb2;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(164, 158, 178, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(164, 158, 178, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #a49eb2;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a49eb2, #B19EB2);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #a49eb2

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #a49eb2 in the Color Lab