What color is #A09AC8?

#A09AC8 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 #A09AC8?

The RGB value is 160, 154, 200: 160 red, 154 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A09AC8?

The complementary color is #C2C89A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A09AC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A09AC8 color

#A09AC8 rgb(160, 154, 200)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A09AC8 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 60.4% green and 78.4% blue (160, 154, 200).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 29% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#A09AC8 color codes

HEX	`#A09AC8`
RGB	`rgb(160, 154, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 60.4%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 29%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 23%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 23%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.56, 11.81, -22.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.56, 25.7, 297.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.476, 34.754, 59.419)`
Decimal	`10525384`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A09AC8, 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 #A09AC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A09AC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	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 #A09AC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a09ac8; }
.text { color: #a09ac8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a09ac8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 154 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a09ac8, #b79ac8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #A09AC8?: #A09AC8 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 #A09AC8?: The RGB value is 160, 154, 200: 160 red, 154 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A09AC8?: The complementary color is #C2C89A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A09AC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.