What color is #A099CB?

#A099CB is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A099CB?

The RGB value is 160, 153, 203: 160 red, 153 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A099CB?

The complementary color is #C4CB99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A099CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A099CB color

#A099CB rgb(160, 153, 203)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A099CB is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 60% green and 79.6% blue (160, 153, 203).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 32% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#A099CB color codes

HEX	`#A099CB`
RGB	`rgb(160, 153, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 60%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 32%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 25%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 25%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.41, 13.07, -24.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.41, 27.96, 297.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.665, 34.567, 61.229)`
Decimal	`10525131`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A099CB, 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 #A099CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A099CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	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 #A099CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a099cb; }
.text { color: #a099cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a099cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 153 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a099cb, #b999cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #A099CB?: #A099CB is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A099CB?: The RGB value is 160, 153, 203: 160 red, 153 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A099CB?: The complementary color is #C4CB99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A099CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.