What color is #A09BC3?

#A09BC3 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 #A09BC3?

The RGB value is 160, 155, 195: 160 red, 155 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A09BC3?

The complementary color is #BEC39B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A09BC3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A09BC3 color

#A09BC3 rgb(160, 155, 195)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A09BC3 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 60.8% green and 76.5% blue (160, 155, 195).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 25% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#A09BC3 color codes

HEX	`#A09BC3`
RGB	`rgb(160, 155, 195)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 60.8%, 76.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 25%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 21%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 21%, 0%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.64, 10.11, -19.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.64, 22.33, 296.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.067, 34.856, 56.447)`
Decimal	`10525635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A09BC3, 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 #A09BC3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A09BC3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	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 #A09BC3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a09bc3; }
.text { color: #a09bc3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a09bc3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 155 195 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a09bc3, #b49bc3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #A09BC3?: #A09BC3 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 #A09BC3?: The RGB value is 160, 155, 195: 160 red, 155 green and 195 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A09BC3?: The complementary color is #BEC39B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A09BC3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.