What color is #A089B4?

#A089B4 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A089B4?

The RGB value is 160, 137, 180: 160 red, 137 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A089B4?

The complementary color is #9DB489, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A089B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A089B4 color

#A089B4 rgb(160, 137, 180)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A089B4 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 53.7% green and 70.6% blue (160, 137, 180).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 22% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#A089B4 color codes

HEX	`#A089B4`
RGB	`rgb(160, 137, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 53.7%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 22%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 24%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 24%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.48, 17.01, -19.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.48, 25.75, 311.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.68, 28.66, 47.034)`
Decimal	`10521012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A089B4, 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 #A089B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A089B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	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 #A089B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a089b4; }
.text { color: #a089b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a089b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 137 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a089b4, #b489b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A089B4?: #A089B4 is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Wizard’s Brew. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A089B4?: The RGB value is 160, 137, 180: 160 red, 137 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A089B4?: The complementary color is #9DB489, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A089B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.73:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.