What color is #A09ED4?

#A09ED4 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 #A09ED4?

The RGB value is 160, 158, 212: 160 red, 158 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A09ED4?

The complementary color is #D2D49E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A09ED4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A09ED4 color

#A09ED4 rgb(160, 158, 212)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A09ED4 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 62% green and 83.1% blue (160, 158, 212).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 39% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#A09ED4 color codes

HEX	`#A09ED4`
RGB	`rgb(160, 158, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 62%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 39%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 25%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 25%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.04, 12.37, -27.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.04, 29.9, 294.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.605, 36.68, 67.321)`
Decimal	`10526420`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A09ED4, 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 #A09ED4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A09ED4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	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 #A09ED4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a09ed4; }
.text { color: #a09ed4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a09ed4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 158 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a09ed4, #bb9ed4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #A09ED4?: #A09ED4 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 #A09ED4?: The RGB value is 160, 158, 212: 160 red, 158 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A09ED4?: The complementary color is #D2D49E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A09ED4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.