What color is #A08BB9?

#A08BB9 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 #A08BB9?

The RGB value is 160, 139, 185: 160 red, 139 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A08BB9?

The complementary color is #A4B98B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A08BB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A08BB9 color

#A08BB9 rgb(160, 139, 185)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A08BB9 is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 54.5% green and 72.5% blue (160, 139, 185).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 25% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Wizard’s Brew (#A090B8), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#A08BB9 color codes

HEX	`#A08BB9`
RGB	`rgb(160, 139, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 54.5%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 25%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 25%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 25%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.17, 16.96, -21.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.17, 27.07, 308.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.485, 29.442, 49.861)`
Decimal	`10521529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A08BB9, 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 #A08BB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A08BB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	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 #A08BB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a08bb9; }
.text { color: #a08bb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a08bb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 139 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a08bb9, #b78bb9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A08BB9?: #A08BB9 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 #A08BB9?: The RGB value is 160, 139, 185: 160 red, 139 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A08BB9?: The complementary color is #A4B98B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A08BB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.