Skip to the color picker

#a2a9ea color: Maximum Blue Purple

#a2a9ea is rgb(162, 169, 234) in RGB and oklch(75.336% 0.09373 279.141) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

234°
100%

75.3%
0.094
279°
  • Indigo
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Lilac
  • indigo-300
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.23:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.40:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #a2a9ea

#a2a9ea is a bright light indigo color. In OKLCH it has 75.3% lightness, 0.094 chroma and a hue of 279°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.23:1 contrast and black text 9.4:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Maximum Blue Purple (#acace6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-300.

More light indigo colors

Lighter: #a2a9ea mixed with white

  1. a2a9ea
  2. abb2ed
  3. b4baef
  4. bdc3f1
  5. c6cbf4
  6. cfd4f6
  7. d9dcf8
  8. e2e5fa
  9. eceefc
  10. f5f6fd

Darker: #a2a9ea mixed with black

  1. a2a9ea
  2. 8c92cb
  3. 777cae
  4. 636791
  5. 4f5375
  6. 3c3f5a
  7. 2a2c41
  8. 191b29
  9. 0a0a13
  10. 010103

Calmer: #a2a9ea with less saturation

  1. a2a9ea
  2. a3aae4
  3. a4abdf
  4. a6abd9
  5. a7acd3
  6. a8accd
  7. a9adc7
  8. abaec1
  9. acaebb
  10. adaeb5

Questions about #a2a9ea

What color is #a2a9ea?

#a2a9ea is bright light indigo. The closest named color is Maximum Blue Purple. In RGB it is rgb(162, 169, 234), in HSL hsl(234.17, 63.16%, 77.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(75.336% 0.09373 279.141).

What colors go well with #a2a9ea?

The complementary color of #a2a9ea is #bdb069. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #80b4e8 and #c09fdc. The triadic partners are #e39b83 and #79c19a.

Is white or black text more readable on #a2a9ea?

Black text reads better on #a2a9ea: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and black gives 9.4:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #a2a9ea a warm or cool color?

#a2a9ea is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 279 degrees, its lightness 75.3% and its chroma 0.094.