What color is #A19EB7?

#A19EB7 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A19EB7?

The RGB value is 161, 158, 183: 161 red, 158 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A19EB7?

The complementary color is #B4B79E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A19EB7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A19EB7 color

#A19EB7 rgb(161, 158, 183)

Shades of blue

The hex color #A19EB7 is a light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 62% green and 71.8% blue (161, 158, 183).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 15% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Machinery (#9999AA), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.09:1).

#A19EB7 color codes

HEX	`#A19EB7`
RGB	`rgb(161, 158, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 62%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 15%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 14%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 14%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.1, 6.11, -12.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.1, 13.92, 296.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.47, 35.449, 49.764)`
Decimal	`10591927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A19EB7, 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 #A19EB7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A19EB7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.09:1	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 #A19EB7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a19eb7; }
.text { color: #a19eb7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a19eb7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 158 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a19eb7, #ad9eb7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A19EB7?: #A19EB7 is a light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Machinery. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A19EB7?: The RGB value is 161, 158, 183: 161 red, 158 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A19EB7?: The complementary color is #B4B79E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A19EB7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.