What color is #A19DBE?

#A19DBE 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 #A19DBE?

The RGB value is 161, 157, 190: 161 red, 157 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A19DBE?

The complementary color is #BABE9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A19DBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A19DBE color

#A19DBE rgb(161, 157, 190)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A19DBE is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 61.6% green and 74.5% blue (161, 157, 190).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 20% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Imperial Lilac (#A99FCF), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#A19DBE color codes

HEX	`#A19DBE`
RGB	`rgb(161, 157, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 61.6%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 20%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 17%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 17%, 0%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.07, 8.19, -16.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.07, 18.39, 296.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.047, 35.408, 53.641)`
Decimal	`10591678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A19DBE, 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 #A19DBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A19DBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	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 #A19DBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a19dbe; }
.text { color: #a19dbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a19dbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 157 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a19dbe, #b29dbe); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A19DBE?: #A19DBE 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 #A19DBE?: The RGB value is 161, 157, 190: 161 red, 157 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A19DBE?: The complementary color is #BABE9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A19DBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.08:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.