What color is #A09ABD?

#A09ABD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A09ABD?

The RGB value is 160, 154, 189: 160 red, 154 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A09ABD?

The complementary color is #B7BD9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A09ABD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A09ABD color

#A09ABD rgb(160, 154, 189)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A09ABD is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 60.4% green and 74.1% blue (160, 154, 189).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 21% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#A09ABD color codes

HEX	`#A09ABD`
RGB	`rgb(160, 154, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 60.4%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 21%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 19%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 19%, 0%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.17, 9.33, -17.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.17, 19.63, 298.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.236, 34.259, 52.89)`
Decimal	`10525373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A09ABD, 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 #A09ABD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A09ABD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	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 #A09ABD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a09abd; }
.text { color: #a09abd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a09abd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 154 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a09abd, #b29abd); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A09ABD?: #A09ABD is a light, grayish violet, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A09ABD?: The RGB value is 160, 154, 189: 160 red, 154 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A09ABD?: The complementary color is #B7BD9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A09ABD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.