What color is #A19ABE?

#A19ABE 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 #A19ABE?

The RGB value is 161, 154, 190: 161 red, 154 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A19ABE?

The complementary color is #B7BE9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A19ABE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A19ABE color

#A19ABE rgb(161, 154, 190)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A19ABE is a light, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 60.4% green and 74.5% blue (161, 154, 190).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 22% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#A19ABE color codes

HEX	`#A19ABE`
RGB	`rgb(161, 154, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 60.4%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 22%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 19%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 19%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.28, 9.88, -17.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.28, 20.23, 299.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.546, 34.406, 53.474)`
Decimal	`10590910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A19ABE, 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 #A19ABE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A19ABE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	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 #A19ABE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a19abe; }
.text { color: #a19abe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a19abe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 154 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a19abe, #b39abe); }

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Questions

What color is #A19ABE?: #A19ABE 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 #A19ABE?: The RGB value is 161, 154, 190: 161 red, 154 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A19ABE?: The complementary color is #B7BE9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A19ABE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.