Information about #A49FBF color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A49FBF is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(164, 159, 191) — 64.3% red, 62.4% green, 74.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 13 / 0 / 25. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly toned deep-sea blue, #A49FBF appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Birdcage (#9D9CB7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Williamsburg Blue (#9DA8BD) and Logan (#9D9CB4).

The recipe behind #A49FBF is rgb(164, 159, 191), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #A49FBF background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.5:1. No one has named #A49FBF so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A49FBF color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#A49FBF color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A49FBF color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A49FBF color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A49FBF color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#A49FBF color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #A49FBF

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Birdcage color link
Birdcage

#9D9CB7

Williamsburg Blue color link
Williamsburg Blue

#9DA8BD

Logan color link
Logan

#9D9CB4

Vision color link
Vision

#A09BB2

Wistful color link
Wistful

#A29ECD

Abbey Road color link
Abbey Road

#AFA8BC

Mischka color link
Mischka

#A5A9B2

Blue Bell color link
Blue Bell

#A2A2D0

Freestyling color link
Freestyling

#A4A8B0

Marionette color link
Marionette

#AB94B3

Forecast color link
Forecast

#A2AAB1

Rock Blue color link
Rock Blue

#93A2BA

#A49FBF color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A49FBF
  • RGB164, 159, 191
  • CMYK11, 13, 0, 25
  • CSSrgb(164, 159, 191)
  • HSL249°, 20%, 69%
  • HSL Precise249.375°, 20%, 68.627%
  • HSV249°, 17%, 75%
  • HSB249°, 17%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • GLSLvec3(0.643, 0.624, 0.749)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.643, 0.624, 0.749, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.643, 0.624, 0.749)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.9%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA49FBF
  • DECIMAL ID10788799
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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