What color is #A19CBF?

#A19CBF is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A19CBF?

The RGB value is 161, 156, 191: 161 red, 156 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A19CBF?

The complementary color is #BABF9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A19CBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A19CBF color

#A19CBF rgb(161, 156, 191)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A19CBF is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 61.2% green and 74.9% blue (161, 156, 191).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 21% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.02:1).

#A19CBF color codes

HEX	`#A19CBF`
RGB	`rgb(161, 156, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 61.2%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 21%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 18%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 18%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.84, 8.97, -17.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.84, 19.55, 297.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.988, 35.115, 54.162)`
Decimal	`10591423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A19CBF, 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 #A19CBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A19CBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.02:1	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 #A19CBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a19cbf; }
.text { color: #a19cbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a19cbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 156 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a19cbf, #b39cbf); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A19CBF?: #A19CBF is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Imperial Lilac. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A19CBF?: The RGB value is 161, 156, 191: 161 red, 156 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A19CBF?: The complementary color is #BABF9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A19CBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.