What color is #A893C1?

#A893C1 is a light, desaturated violet known as Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Enchanted Lilac?

The RGB value is 168, 147, 193: 168 red, 147 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Enchanted Lilac?

The complementary color is #ACC193, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A893C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Enchanted Lilac color: hex code #A893C1

#A893C1 rgb(168, 147, 193)

Shades of purple

Enchanted Lilac has the hex code #A893C1. It is a light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 57.6% green and 75.7% blue (168, 147, 193).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 27% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.61:1).

Enchanted Lilac (#A893C1) color codes

HEX	`#A893C1`
RGB	`rgb(168, 147, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 57.6%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 27%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 24%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 24%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.2, 16.78, -20.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.2, 26.83, 308.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.206, 33.043, 54.912)`
Decimal	`11047873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Enchanted Lilac, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A893C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A893C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A893C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a893c1; }
.text { color: #a893c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a893c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 147 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a893c1, #bf93c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wisteria.

See #A893C1 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A893C1?: #A893C1 is a light, desaturated violet known as Enchanted Lilac. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Enchanted Lilac?: The RGB value is 168, 147, 193: 168 red, 147 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Enchanted Lilac?: The complementary color is #ACC193, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A893C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.61:1 and white text 2.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.